dimensión

See also: dimension and Dimension

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīmensiō.

Noun

dimensión f (plural dimensiones)

1. dimension

Galician

Alternative forms

• dimensom, dimensão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

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 dīmensiōnemlbor.

Galician dimensión

Learned borrowing from Latin dīmensiōnem.

Noun

dimensión f (plural dimensións)

1. dimension

Further reading

• “dimensión”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

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.

Spanish dimensión

Borrowed from Latin dīmēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dimenˈsjon/ [d̪i.mẽnˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧men‧sión

Noun

dimensión f (plural dimensiones)

1. dimension (a single aspect of a given thing)

   Synonyms: aspecto, faceta

2. dimension (a measure of spatial extent in a particular direction)
3. scale, scope, extent

   Synonyms: escala, magnitud

Derived terms

• dimensional
• dimensionar

Further reading

• “dimensión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025