multidimensional

adjective

mul·​ti·​di·​men·​sion·​al ˌməl-tē-də-ˈmench-nəl How to pronounce multidimensional (audio)
-ˌtī-,
-ˈmen(t)-shə-nᵊl
: having or relating to multiple dimensions or aspects
multidimensional calculus
Such multidimensional spaces are, of course, impossible to draw in our ordinary space. But scientists can draw a two- or three-dimensional cross section of a multidimensional space …John Briggs and F. David Peat
… a combination of services that result in a multidimensional approach to education …Corrine E. Munoz-Plaza et al.
… he shows us both the inner and outer lives of the athletes, transforming them from heroes or villains into the kind of multidimensional characters you expect to find in good fiction.Bill Ott
multidimensionality noun
Due to the multidimensionality of grief, with its physical, emotional, and psychological expression … clinical symptoms of grief are often misinterpreted as symptoms of depression … Sara Sanders and Kathryn Betts Adams
They noted that a theoretical understanding of the underlying processes can serve as a guide in navigating the multidimensionality, uncertainty, and complexity that is teaching. Mike Yough et al.

Examples of multidimensional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The institute’s annual Democracy Report measures a democracy using a multidimensional data set based on a number of factors, including the civil liberties and freedoms afforded to all citizens, and their ability to participate in fair elections. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024 The computers crunched the data on their own, creating a model of all the cells based on their similarity to each other in a vast, multidimensional space. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 But the Niners offer a multidimensional approach much different than what Dallas displayed, and the Packers’ feel-good story on defense may not last beyond a week. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024 Creating a financially secure, emotionally fulfilling retirement is a multidimensional problem with many actively changing variables. Roger Whitney, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 South Korea South Korean K-dramas are featuring more multidimensional female characters than ever before, even as gender inequalities persist across society. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024 Whyte and Townes thought of ways to showcase how multidimensional this community is. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Jan. 2024 The screenwriter Steven Knight has remarked that, if a book is a mountain, then a good adaptation is a painting of the mountain—a vivid impression that can never be as multidimensional as its subject but that retains its essence. Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 Self-understanding and self-knowledge is the key to enabling leaders to build real multidimensional connections with others and to winning and retaining their trust. Laila Marouf, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multidimensional was in 1884

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“Multidimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multidimensional. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

multidimensional

adjective
mul·​ti·​di·​men·​sion·​al
ˌməl-ti-də-ˈmənch-nəl,
-ˈmenchən-ᵊl
: made up of or involving two or more dimensions

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