fourth dimension

Definition of fourth dimension

1 : a dimension in addition to length, breadth, and depth specifically : a coordinate in addition to three rectangular coordinates especially when interpreted as the time coordinate in a space-time continuum

2 : something outside the range of ordinary experience

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Recent Examples on the Web Matthew Salesses considers the impact of his wife’s passing, and other factors, on his experience as a human passing through the fourth dimension. — Sari Botton, Longreads, "Five Longreads Stories Selected for 2020 Editions of the ‘Best American’ Series," 13 May 2020 Though it was published a full decade before Einstein's theory of relativity, the book treats time as a fourth dimension, independent of the three dimensions of space, similar to how it is conceived in Einstein’s physics. — Quanta Magazine, "Arrows of Time," 5 May 2020 And who could resist a detour into the fourth dimension at Time Travel Mart, which benefits Dave Eggers’ writing program for kids? — Rachel Schnalzer, latimes.com, "Four Hours: Laid-back Mar Vista is a calm haven amid the bustling Westside," 28 June 2019 Increasingly, though, there’s a fourth dimension: how much longer a destination or experience, as advertised, will be around for a tourist to enjoy. — John Briley, Washington Post, "Endangered destinations," 18 July 2019 This notion that time is just a fourth dimension is highly misleading. — Quanta Magazine, "A Defense of the Reality of Time," 16 May 2017 Now imagine turning all current static tests into dynamic tests with capabilities for stress testing by adding a fourth dimension to diagnostics—time. — WSJ, "Is There a Limit to the Human Lifespan?," 24 June 2018 The game is a physics engine operating in 4D space, allowing you to play with objects and explore the fourth dimension. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "What It's Like to Play With 4D Hyperblocks," 22 June 2017 Chernow creates an interesting effect, working in a kind of fourth dimension: The reader’s mind keeps jumping from Grant’s 19th century to Trump’s 21st, making uneasy connections. — Lance Morrow, National Review, "Ulysses Grant’s America and Ours," 2 Nov. 2017

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“Fourth dimension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20dimension. Accessed 26 Nov. 2020.

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