adimensional

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *-s

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmēnsiōder.

English dimension

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

▲

Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

▲

Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English dimensional

English adimensional

From a- + dimensional.

Adjective

adimensional (not comparable)

1. Without dimensions.

   Synonym: dimensionless

Derived terms

• adimensionalize

Translations

without dimensions

• French: adimensionnel
• Galician: adimensional
• Polish: bezwymiarowy (pl)
• Portuguese: adimensional
• Spanish: adimensional (es)

Anagrams

• adnominalise

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)lbor.

Galician a-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *-s

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmensiōnemlbor.

Galician dimensión

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālem

Old Galician-Portuguese -al

Galician -al

Galician dimensional

Galician adimensional

From a- + dimensional.

Adjective

adimensional m or f (plural adimensionais)

1. adimensional (without dimensions)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)lbor.

Portuguese a-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *-s

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmēnsiōnemlbor.

Portuguese dimensão, dimensões

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālem

Old Galician-Portuguese -al

Portuguese -al

Portuguese dimensional

Portuguese adimensional

From a- + dimensional.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈnaw/ [a.d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster) /a.d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈnaw/ [a.d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.di.mẽ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐ.ði.mẽ.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.di.mẽ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐ.ði.mẽ.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.di.mẽ.sjuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧di‧men‧si‧o‧nal

Adjective

adimensional m or f (plural adimensionais)

1. adimensional (without dimensions)

Related terms

• dimensão

Further reading

• “adimensional”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “adimensional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “adimensional”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “adimensional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “adimensional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)lbor.

Spanish a-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *-s

▲

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmēnsiōnemlbor.

Spanish dimensión

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish dimensional

Spanish adimensional

From a- + dimensional.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adimensjoˈnal/ [a.ð̞i.mẽn.sjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧di‧men‧sio‧nal

Adjective

adimensional m or f (masculine and feminine plural adimensionales)

1. (physics) adimensional (without dimensions)

Further reading

• “adimensional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026