dimensional
dimensional — adjective
1. of a character, story, or artistic work, having enough complexity and depth to f
of a character, story, or artistic work, having enough complexity and depth to feel genuine and not shallow.
Sayaka's novel has a richly dimensional heroine who feels like someone you might know.
adverb + dimensional + noun: richly dimensional heroine
Mei-Lin called the film a richly dimensional story, with characters facing real moral choices.
Eri praised the play for its fully dimensional characters with distinct and believable backstories.
Tamar's portrait of her grandmother was deeply dimensional, capturing years of life and experience.
- multi-faceted
more common in general usage; less tied to artistic evaluation
- complex
broader, covering any kind of complication, not specifically depth
- deep
shorter and more colloquial; 'dimensional' is more formal
- shallow
describes characters or stories that lack depth
- one-dimensional
direct antonym, often used figuratively for flat or simple characters
文法句型
adverb + dimensional + noun
dimensional + noun (character, plot, portrait, work)
用法筆記
Often used in reviews of books, films, or plays to praise the depth of characters or storytelling. Suitable adverbs before 'dimensional' include 'richly', 'fully', 'deeply', and 'wonderfully'.
常見錯誤
2. physically occupying space in three directions, so that an object is solid rathe
physically occupying space in three directions, so that an object is solid rather than flat like a sheet of paper.
The clay sculpture is fully dimensional, with height, width, and depth you can walk around.
collocation: dimensional + sculpture / model / object
Engineers use special software to turn flat sketches into fully dimensional solid models.
The architect built a dimensional cardboard model to check the window placements.
Zuri's teacher gave each student dimensional blocks to explore height, width, and depth.
- solid
more general; 'solid' does not specifically imply three spatial dimensions
- three-dimensional
the full compound form; more precise than 'dimensional' alone
- spatial
relates to space in a broader sense; less common for describing objects
- flat
describes something that has only length and width but no depth
- two-dimensional
precise antonym describing something limited to height and width only
文法句型
dimensional + noun (object, shape, model, sculpture, image)
three-dimensional / 3D + noun
用法筆記
Often shortened to '3D' in everyday speech. Frequently paired with 'three-' to form 'three-dimensional', which is the standard term for objects that are not flat.
3. used to describe the measured size of an object, especially its length, width, a
used to describe the measured size of an object, especially its length, width, and depth when these are expressed in numbers.
The engineer recorded the dimensional specifications of each metal part before assembly.
collocation: dimensional + specification / measurement / analysis / drawing
Christopher checked the dimensional measurements of the oak boards before starting the saw.
The architect's dimensional drawings showed exact cabinet heights and counter depths.
Daichi measured every wall to record the dimensional data for the new kitchen cabinets.
- measurement
noun form; 'dimensional' is the adjective equivalent
- metric
focuses on the system of measurement rather than size itself
- size-related
less formal, more general
文法句型
dimensional + noun (measurement, analysis, specification, drawing, data)
用法筆記
Primarily appears in technical, engineering, and scientific contexts. Almost always used attributively (before a noun) and rarely stands alone as a predicate adjective.
常見錯誤
4. used after a number or prefix like 'multi-' to indicate how many dimensions an o
used after a number or prefix like 'multi-' to indicate how many dimensions an object, space, or coordinate system has.
The movie is shown in three-dimensional format, so audience members need special glasses.
suffix pattern: [number]-dimensional
The designer started with a two-dimensional sketch on paper before building the full 3D model.
A four-dimensional cube, or tesseract, extends the idea of a cube beyond ordinary space.
The climate team used multi-dimensional data on temperature, pressure, and wind speed.
文法句型
[number]-dimensional + noun
[number]-dimensional (used predicatively)
用法筆記
Almost always appears as part of a compound adjective. The number or prefix (two-, three-, four-, multi-) is attached to 'dimensional' with a hyphen. 'Three-dimensional' is by far the most common form.