单词 | third dimension |
释义 | > as lemmasthird dimension third dimension n. the dimension of thickness or depth (see dimension n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > thickness > [noun] thicknessa900 grossness1570 third dimension1840 1840 W. Whewell Philos. Inductive Sci. I. ii. vi. 109 The eye..sees length and breadth, but no third dimension. In order to know that there are solids, we must infer as well as see. 1923 H. Crane Let. 20 Jan. (1965) 116 I prefer Egyptian sculpture to the Greek, and this book makes me feel that the Greeks had more to express in line and design than they had in the third dimension. 1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) i. i. 28 He acquires the illusion of the third dimension. < as lemmas |
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