dimension

寸法、次元

長さ、幅、高さなど、大きさを測る方向やその値。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： measurement

よく使う表現： three dimensions, measure a dimension, dimension of something

側面、観点

状況や問題、考えの中の一つの面や要素。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： dimension of something (They discussed the moral dimension of the issue.)

類義語： aspect, side, element

よく使う表現： social dimension, new dimension, dimension of something

異次元、次元

物語などで想像される、別の世界や存在のあり方。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： parallel universe, realm

よく使う表現： parallel dimension, another dimension, dimension travel

次元

数学の空間で互いに独立した方向、またはその方向の数。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： dimension of something, finite dimension, fourth dimension