dimension

Universal Words noun 1 a measurement in space for example, the height, width or length of sth: We measured the dimensions of the kitchen. * Computer design tools that work in three dimensions. seealsoTHEFOURTHDIMENSION 2 [usuallypl.] the size and extent of a situation: a problem of considerable dimensions 3 an aspect, or way of looking at or thinking about sth: Her job added a new dimension to her life. * the social dimension of unemployment 4 (-dimensional) (in adjectives) having the number of dimensions mentioned: a multi-dimensional model seealsoTHREE-DIMENSIONAL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL