different between dimensions vs duration

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??m?n??nz/, /da??m?n??nz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da??m?n??nz/
• Hyphenation: di?men?sions

Noun

dimensions

1. plural of dimension

Verb

dimensions

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dimension

Anagrams

• minisondes

Catalan

Noun

dimensions

1. plural of dimensió

French

Noun

dimensions f

1. plural of dimension

Anagrams

• ondinismes

Occitan

Noun

dimensions

1. plural of dimension

English

Etymology

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin d?r?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dj???e??n?/, /d????e??n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d???e??n?/, /dj???e??n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

duration (countable and uncountable, plural durations)

1. An amount of time or a particular time interval.

2. (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war

3. (finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

Translations

See also

• Duration (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bond duration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dictionary.reference.com entry

Anagrams

• drain out

Middle French

Etymology

From late Old French duracion, borrowed from Latin d?r?ti?, d?r?ti?nem.

Noun

duration f (plural durations)

1. duration (length with respect to time)