Words / B2

dy-MENSHUN/daɪˈmenʃn/

A dimension is a measurement (length, width, height), or an aspect of a problem: three dimensions; a political dimension. Aspect and angle are close in essays. Size is everyday for objects. The report added an ethical dimension. Do not write “a dimension of 3 metres” if you mean length — say length unless you mean the full set of measurements.

Meaning

A measurement of size; also an aspect of a problem.

Examples

• “The report adds an ethical dimension the board had ignored.”
• “Check the crate’s dimensions before you book the van, which is the measurement sense.”

Good to know

a social / ethical / political dimension; in two / three dimensions. Close (essays): aspect. Objects: measurements / dimensions. Maths: a dimension of a space.

Near in meaning

aspect

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