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

Examples of fourth dimension in a Sentence

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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 This doesn't mean that five connected neurons occupy some mysterious fourth dimension. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for fourth dimension

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fourth dimension was in 1875

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“Fourth dimension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20dimension. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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