dimensioned

IPA/daɪmˈɛnʃənd/
KK[dəmˈɛntʃənd]IPA/dəmˈɛntʃənd/

dimensioned — verb

1. the past tense and past participle of 'dimension', used when someone in a worksh

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Definition

the past tense and past participle of 'dimension', used when someone in a workshop or design setting made a material the required size or wrote exact measurements on a plan

Example

The joiner dimensioned the oak shelves before fitting them into the recess.

dimensioned + material before fitting

Talia dimensioned the cabinet drawing in millimetres for the factory team.

dimensioned + drawing + in + unit

Common collocations
  • dimensioned the drawing
  • dimensioned to fit
  • dimensioned each panel
  • dimensioned in millimetres
  • fully dimensioned plan
Synonyms
  • sized

    more general and less technical for giving something the needed measurements

  • cut to size

    natural workshop alternative when the real material is trimmed

  • marked up

    broader drawing term that can include measurements and other notes

Grammar Patterns

dimensioned + material

dimensioned + drawing + in + unit

be + dimensioned + to-infinitive

Usage Note

Used mainly in engineering, architecture, and workshop writing. The object can be the real material being sized or the drawing where measurements are added, and the passive form often appears before a 'to fit' phrase.

Common Mistakes

The engineer has dimension the sketch already.
The engineer has dimensioned the sketch already.
After 'has', use the past participle 'dimensioned'.
The panel was dimensioning to fit the frame.
The panel was dimensioned to fit the frame.
Use the past participle in passive descriptions of finished sizing.

Word family

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

  • carefully dimensioned
  • precisely dimensioned
  • fully dimensioned

Phrases

  • dimensioned to fit
  • fully dimensioned plan
  • dimensioned in millimetres

Prepositions

  • dimensioned in [unit]
  • dimensioned for [space or use]
  • dimensioned to fit [place]

Etymology

LatinFrenchEnglish

Dimensioned is the regular -ed form of dimension. Dimension entered English through French from Latin dimensio, linked to verbs meaning 'measure out' or 'mark out'. In modern technical English, dimensioned is used for a finished act of sizing a material or adding measurements to a drawing.