overall dimension

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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dimension
noun
uk
/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/us
/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/
a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, ...
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(Definition ofoverallanddimensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Again, in the interest of parsimony, we developed summary scales of the items to capture theoveralldimension.
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I find that the review seems to lack anoveralldimension, along with, it seems, the whole of the forestry set-up in the country today.
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The lattice dimension can be less than theoveralldimension, resulting in a subperiodic space group.
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The leaves are shallowly three-lobed, with five primary veins and is 5.0 cm wide by an estimated 7.5 cm long inoveralldimension.
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The leaf is 8.0 cm wide and 10.5 cm long inoveralldimension.
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It has anoveralldimensionof about 70 kilometres.
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Dimensional tolerances are usually 2 to 5% of theoveralldimension.
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Theoveralldimensionis 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in diameter.
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Theoveralldimensionof the combined substructure and superstructure is 125ft m by 22ft m.
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Overall dimensions are approximately 50 mm wide by 75 mm long.
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The overall dimensions fall into the lower part of the size range of filamentous bacteria including actinomycetes.
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Phenotypic evaluation of iris disease assessed iris atrophy, pigment dispersion, transillumination, and the overall dimensions of the anterior chamber.
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Establishing the maximum overall dimensions for certain small-scale fishing gear is a way to address this.
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Would he continue to watch the possible need for some still further indication of their width and overall dimensions?
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The overall dimensions of the area over which the harbour board authority powers would apply are in the region of 8 by 10 miles.
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I refer to its overall dimensions.
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