fourth dimension
noun
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
fourth-dimensional
adjective
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Marclay’s deconstruction and reconstruction of time does not reduce to a coherent theory of the fourth dimension.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The fourth dimension coaster features seats that rotate 360 degrees forward and backward as the ride reaches a top speed of 76 mph over a track layout with multiple inversions.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
The Well This is what the fourth dimension looks like
Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Greene offers up a garden hose as a good example of what the fourth dimension looks like.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2023
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The fourth dimension coaster features seats that rotate 360 degrees forward and backward as the ride reaches a top speed of 76 mph over a track layout with multiple inversions.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
The Well This is what the fourth dimension looks like
Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Greene offers up a garden hose as a good example of what the fourth dimension looks like.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2023
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“Fourth dimension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20dimension. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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