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dimensional lumber

dimensional lumber noun: lumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).

Noun

dimensional lumber (usually uncountable, plural dimensional lumbers)

  1. (Canada, US, usually) Lumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).

Synonyms of dimensional lumber

Forms of dimensional lumber

pluraldimensional lumbers

Questions about dimensional lumber

What does dimensional lumber mean?
Dimensional lumber means lumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).
What part of speech is dimensional lumber?
Dimensional lumber is a noun.
What is the plural of dimensional lumber?
The plural of dimensional lumber is dimensional lumbers.

Words near dimensional lumber in the dictionary

  1. dimension work
  2. dimensionability
  3. dimensionable
  4. dimensional
  5. dimensional analysis
  6. dimensional lumber
  7. dimensional lumbers
  8. dimensional shingle
  9. dimensional shingles
  10. dimensional stabilities
  11. dimensional stability

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