Length vs. Dimension
Lengthnoun
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Lengthnoun
duration
Lengthnoun
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
Lengthnoun
(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
Lengthnoun
(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
Lengthnoun
(figuratively) Total extent.
Lengthnoun
Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
Lengthverb
(obsolete) To lengthen.
Lengthnoun
The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
Lengthnoun
A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; - often in the plural.
Lengthnoun
The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
Lengthnoun
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
Lengthnoun
Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
Lengthnoun
Distance.
Lengthverb
To lengthen.
Lengthnoun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;
Lengthnoun
continuance in time;
Lengthnoun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;
Lengthnoun
size of the gap between two places;
Lengthnoun
a section of something that is long and narrow;
Lengthnoun
the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object
Lengthnoun
the quality of being long
Lengthnoun
the length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum
Lengthnoun
the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race
Lengthnoun
the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn
Lengthnoun
the full distance that a thing extends for
Lengthnoun
the full extent of one's body
Lengthnoun
the metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable
Lengthnoun
the amount of time occupied by something
Lengthnoun
a piece or stretch of something
Lengthnoun
an extreme to which a course of action is taken
Lengthnoun
the distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches
Lengthnoun
(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more
Length
Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance.
Dimensionnoun
A single aspect of a given thing.
Dimensionnoun
A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
Dimensionnoun
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
Dimensionnoun
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
Dimensionnoun
(linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
Dimensionnoun
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
Dimensionnoun
(computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
Dimensionnoun
An alternative universe or plane of existence.
Dimensionverb
(transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.
Dimensionnoun
Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; - usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom.
Dimensionnoun
Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large dimensions.
Dimensionnoun
The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension.
Dimensionnoun
A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree.
Dimensionnoun
The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities.
Dimensionnoun
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
Dimensionnoun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished;
Dimensionnoun
one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
Dimensionnoun
magnitude or extent;
Dimensionverb
indicate the dimensions on;
Dimensionverb
shape or form to required dimensions
Dimensionnoun
a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height
Dimensionnoun
a mode of linear extension of which there are three in space and two on a flat surface, which corresponds to one of a set of coordinates specifying the position of a point.
Dimensionnoun
an expression for a derived physical quantity in terms of fundamental quantities such as mass, length, or time, raised to the appropriate power (acceleration, for example, having the dimension of length × time⁻²).
Dimensionnoun
an aspect or feature of a situation
Dimensionverb
cut or shape (something) to particular measurements.
Dimensionverb
mark (a diagram) with measurements.
Dimension
In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus a line has a dimension of one (1D) because only one coordinate is needed to specify a point on it – for example, the point at 5 on a number line.
