metiri

to measure

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Simple wooden box with three clean measurement arrows marking length width height, no numerical text.

noun / verb

dimension

dye-MEN-shun/daɪˈmenʃn/

An independent direction along which extent is measured.

Etymology

diLatinapart, away; reversal or negation

+mensLatinto measure

+ionLatinan action, process, or result

The pieces express the action of measuring out. From a measurable extent, such as length or breadth, dimension broadened to mean an aspect or component of a situation.

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