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dimensioning

dimensioning is the present participle and gerund of dimension.

Meaning of dimension

Verb

dimension (third-person singular simple present dimensions, present participle dimensioning, simple past and past participle dimensioned)

  1. (transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.
    • Nameless and formless the Spirit within shines forth, unconditioned and everlasting. What name is befitting the soul? How shall Infinite Effulgence be manifested? Too great a light blinds the senses. Too great a truth is too exhilarating for the student. The boundless, infinite Sentience...1911, Walter Winston Kenilworth, Thoughts on Things Psychics, page 51
  2. (transitive) To specify the size of (an array or similar data structure); to allocate.
    • Dimension an array to hold only as much data as you intend to put into it.2002, James D. Foxall, Wendy Haro-Chun, SAMS Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours, page 268

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Questions about dimensioning

What is dimensioning the present participle and gerund of?
Dimensioning is the present participle and gerund of dimension.

Words near dimensioning in the dictionary

  1. dimensionally
  2. dimensioned
  3. dimensioner
  4. dimensioners
  5. dimensionful
  6. dimensioning
  7. dimensionless
  8. dimensionless quantities
  9. dimensionless quantity
  10. dimensionlessly
  11. dimensionlessness

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