multidimensionallyadv.
/ˌmʌltɪdʌɪˈmɛnʃn̩əli/, /ˌmʌltɪdʌɪˈmɛnʃn̩l̩i/, /ˌmʌltɪdʌɪˈmɛnʃənl̩i/, /ˌmʌltɪdʌɪˈmɛnʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /ˈˌməltidəˈmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəli/, /ˈˌməltiˌdaɪˈmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəli/; see also multi- comb. form. In a multidimensional manner, from a multidimensional point of view.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adverb] > specific
tridimensionally1919
multidimensionally1946
three-dimensionally1958
two-dimensionally1961
1946 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 19 419 Prejudice is multidimensional and the war against it must be carried on multidimensionally.
1957 C. E. Osgood et al. in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 294/2 We may assume at the outset that meanings vary multidimensionally.
1995 Arthritis & Rheumatism 38 826 This study describes lupus fatigue multidimensionally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1946