dimension

dimension

Mesure ou direction de la taille, comme la longueur, la largeur ou la hauteur.

En anglais simple : A measurement or direction of size, such as length, width, or height.

• Measure each dimension of the box.
• The drawing shows the room’s dimensions.
• The screen displays objects in three dimensions.

Synonymes : measurement

Expressions courantes : three dimensions, measure a dimension, dimension of something

dimension, aspect

Un des côtés ou éléments d’une situation, d’un problème ou d’une idée.

En anglais simple : One part or side of a situation, problem, or idea.

• The problem has a social dimension.
• Music adds another dimension to the film.
• We must consider the political dimensions of this decision.

Comment l'utiliser : dimension of something (They discussed the moral dimension of the issue.)

Synonymes : aspect, side, element

Expressions courantes : social dimension, new dimension, dimension of something

dimension

Monde séparé ou autre forme d’existence, souvent imaginé dans les récits.

En anglais simple : A separate world or form of existence, often imagined in stories.

• The portal led to another dimension.
• Strange creatures escaped from a parallel dimension.
• Could the machine open a doorway between dimensions?

Synonymes : parallel universe, realm

Expressions courantes : parallel dimension, another dimension, dimension travel

dimension

Direction indépendante dans un espace mathématique, ou nombre de ces directions.

En anglais simple : An independent direction in a mathematical space, or the number of these directions.

• This vector space has dimension three.
• Each dimension requires a separate coordinate.
• The model adds another dimension to the mathematical space.

Expressions courantes : dimension of something, finite dimension, fourth dimension