dimensão

See also: dimensaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dimensaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmēnsiōnembor.

Portuguese dimensão

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

Further reading

• “dimensão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dimensão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026