dimensão

See also: dimensaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dimensaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīmēnsiōnem (“measurement”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.mẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

dimensão f (plural dimensões)

2. (geometry) dimension (measure of spatial extent in a particular direction)
4. dimension; aspect (any specific feature, part or element of something)
6. size; extent; scope (how big or extensive something is)

   Synonym: tamanho

8. importance; significance; prominence

   Synonyms: importância, vulto

10. (linear algebra) dimension (number of elements of any basis of a vector space)
12. (science fiction) dimension (a parallel plane of existence)

    Synonyms: plano, mundo