dimension
/daɪˈmenʃn/noun
उच्चारण डाइमेन्शन
आयाम, माप
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[C]
a measurement in space, for example the height, width or length of something
आयाम, माप
- the dimensions of the room
- Engineers measured the dimensions of the bridge before preparing the new design.
- Please give the exact dimensions of the table.
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- The box has a dimension of ten centimetres in width.
- We measured every dimension of the room before buying the carpet.
Synonyms size measurement proportion extent magnitude
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[C]
an aspect, or way of looking at or thinking about something
पहलू, पक्ष
- the social dimension of the problem
- Teachers should look at the emotional dimension of learning, not only marks.
- The case has an important legal dimension.
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- The book adds a new dimension to our understanding of the freedom struggle.
- Pollution has a global dimension and needs every nation's attention.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the dimensions of + sth
When you give length, width and height, dimension is nearly always plural, and the verb is plural too.
लंबाई, चौड़ाई और ऊँचाई बताते समय 'dimension' लगभग हमेशा plural होता है और verb भी plural आती है।
- What are the dimensions of the exam hall?
- The dimensions of the table are two metres by one metre.
a new / another dimension to sth
In the abstract sense, an aspect of a problem or idea is a dimension, and it is added to something with to.
भाव-वाचक अर्थ में किसी समस्या या विचार का एक पहलू 'dimension' होता है और वह 'to' के साथ जोड़ा जाता है।
- The migrant workers' story adds a human dimension to the news report.
- The internet gave a new dimension to education.
number + -dimensional (adjective)
The adjective is built with a hyphen and is singular before a noun: two-dimensional, three-dimensional.
Adjective hyphen के साथ बनता है और noun से पहले singular रहता है: two-dimensional, three-dimensional।
- A cube is a three-dimensional shape.
- A map is a two-dimensional drawing.
of + adjective + dimensions
Use of with an adjective to say that something is large or small in size or scale.
किसी चीज़ का आकार या पैमाना बड़ा या छोटा बताने के लिए of के साथ adjective का प्रयोग होता है।
- The floods reached a disaster of huge dimensions.
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adjective + dimension
extrasocialmoralspiritualglobal
- The case has a moral dimension that we cannot ignore.
verb + dimensions
measurecheckgivereducematch
- Please give the exact dimensions of the room.
add / lend + dimension
add a dimension togive a new dimension tolend a dimension to
- Music adds a new dimension to a film.
dimension + of
the problemthe crisisthe projectthe work
- We must first understand every dimension of the problem.
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- The carpenter asked for the exact dimensions of the window before cutting the frame.
बढ़ई ने फ़्रेम काटने से पहले खिड़की की सही नापें माँगीं।
- Radhika's essay explored the economic dimension of unemployment.
राधिका के निबंध ने बेरोज़गारी के आर्थिक पहलू की जाँच की।
- A line has one dimension, a square has two and a cube has three.
रेखा की एक dimension होती है, वर्ग की दो और घन की तीन।
- The scandal took on a new dimension when the minister resigned.
मंत्री के इस्तीफ़े के बाद घोटाले ने नया रूप ले लिया।
- The size and dimensions of the stadium amazed the visitors.
स्टेडियम के आकार और माप ने आगंतुकों को चकित कर दिया।
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✗ What is the dimensions of your classroom?
✓ What are the dimensions of your classroom?
Dimensions is plural, so the verb must be are.
'Dimensions' plural है, इसलिए verb 'are' होनी चाहिए।
✗ We watched a three dimension film at the mall.
✓ We watched a three-dimensional film at the mall.
The adjective form is three-dimensional; the noun dimension cannot be used before film.
Adjective रूप 'three-dimensional' है; noun 'dimension' को film से पहले नहीं लगाया जा सकता।
✗ The accident added a new dimension on the problem.
✓ The accident added a new dimension to the problem.
Dimension is added to something, not on it.
Dimension किसी चीज़ में 'to' के साथ जोड़ी जाती है, 'on' के साथ नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
di·men·sion
With -sion (not 'dimention').
अंत में -sion ('dimention' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
3D (three-dimensional), a new dimension, of huge dimensions.
Collocations: 3D (three-dimensional) (तीन आयामों वाला), a new dimension (किसी चीज़ का नया पहलू), of huge dimensions (बहुत विशाल आकार या स्तर का)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science and maths: a line has one dimension (length), a flat shape two (length and breadth) and a solid object three (length, breadth and height); time is sometimes called the fourth dimension.
विज्ञान और गणित में रेखा का एक आयाम (लंबाई), समतल आकृति के दो (लंबाई और चौड़ाई) और ठोस वस्तु के तीन (लंबाई, चौड़ाई और ऊँचाई) होते हैं; समय को कभी-कभी चौथा आयाम कहते हैं।