dimensio
νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
Latin > English
dimensio dimensionis N F :: reasoning; judgement
dimensio dimensio dimensionis N F :: measuring (action/process); measurement; dimension; measuring out words/lines
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīmensĭo: ōnis, f. dimetior,
I a measuring.
I Prop.: quadrati, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57.—
II Transf., the axis of the earth, Hygin. Astr. 1, 3.—
2 Extent, dimensions, in gen., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6, 36; 2, 2, 3 al.—So plur. Amm. 23, 6, 11.—
III Trop.: vocum, Quint. 9, 4, 45: versuum, id. 48; cf. id. 52 and 85.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīmēnsĭō, ōnis, f. (dimetior),
1 mesurage : Cic. Tusc. 1, 57 || dimension : Hyg. Astr. 4, 4, p. 182 ; Macr. Scip. 2, 2, 3 || axe de la terre : Hyg. Astr. 1, 3 || mesure métrique : Quint. 9, 4, 45, etc.
2 mesure de la ration de blé des soldats : Veg. Mil. 4, 7, p. 132, 11.
Latin > German (Georges)
dīmēnsio, ōnis, f. (dimetior), I) das Ausmessen, Abmessen, 1) die geometr. Ausmessung, Vermessung, terrae, Gromat. vet. 393, 4: geometrica quadrati, Cic. Tusc. 1, 57. – dah. meton., a) die Ausdehnung, Dimension, Hyg. astr. 4, 4. p. 182 M. Ps. Apul. Ascl. 13. Amm. 23, 6, 11 u. 26, 1, 8. Macr. somn. Scip. 2, 2, 3. Firm. math. 2, 10 in.: Plur., Macr. somn. Scip. 1, 6, 36. – b) die Erdachse, Hyg. astr. 1, 3. – 2) die metrische Abmessung, vocum, versuum, pedum, Quint. 9, 4. § 45 u. 48 § 85. – II) das Zumessen des Getreides an die Soldaten, Veget. mil. 4, 7. p. 132, 11 L.
