dimension vs length

length vs dimension

dimension and length both are nouns.

dimension is a verb but length is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dimension	Yes	No	Yes	No
length	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, length is a hyponym of dimension; that is, length is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dimension:

dimension: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
length: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

Other hyponyms of dimension include thickness, slenderness, tenuity, thinness, breadth, width, height, tallness, third dimension, fourth dimension, time.

dimension (noun)	length (noun)
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)	a section of something that is long and narrow
magnitude or extent	the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished	continuance in time
one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space	the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
	size of the gap between two places

dimension (verb)	length (verb)
shape or form to required dimensions
indicate the dimensions on

Difference between dimension and length

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