"dimensionful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: dimension + -ful. Coined in technical writing c. 1960 as antonym of dimensionless. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dimension|-ful|pos=adjective}} dimension + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dimensionful (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Possessing dimension Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: dimensional, dimensioned Related terms: dimensional analysis Translations (antonym of dimensionless): dimensionsbehaftet (German)
    Sense id: en-dimensionful-en-adj-5EKmdj3f Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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