third dimension
noun
1
: thickness, depth
also : a dimension that adds the effect of solidity to a two-dimensional system
2
: a quality that confers reality or lifelikeness
night sounds that stick in the mind and give a third dimension to the memory
Adie Suehsdorf
Adie Suehsdorf third-dimensional
ˈthərd- də-ˈmench-nəl 
adjective -ˈmen(t)-shə-nᵊl
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And the third dimension happens only if the artist is open to hearing from the room. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Much like wallpapering, mirroring, or painting a ceiling, this trend incorporates the fifth wall to really complete a room by creating depth and intrigue from above—except this time, in the third dimension. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 14 Apr. 2022 Pats of fresh, cold butter, which your teeth slice into with satisfaction, add an optional (and recommended) third dimension to the sandwich. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Those shortcomings merely underscore the video-game roots, leaving trifles like adding a third dimension to the characters as unnecessary distractions. Brian Lowry, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022 So the third dimension is time, which cannot exist without space. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2022 Thus, intriguingly, the color is flat but the lines hint at a third dimension. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Besides the basic business plan of taking something that has worked in the past and doing it again and again — the very definition of CBS, some would say, but certainly not unique to that network — franchising adds a sort of third dimension. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote the popular satirical novel Flatland, which used two-dimensional beings encountering a character from the third dimension as an analogy to help readers comprehend the fourth dimension. Quanta Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021 See More
Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Much like wallpapering, mirroring, or painting a ceiling, this trend incorporates the fifth wall to really complete a room by creating depth and intrigue from above—except this time, in the third dimension. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 14 Apr. 2022 Pats of fresh, cold butter, which your teeth slice into with satisfaction, add an optional (and recommended) third dimension to the sandwich. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Those shortcomings merely underscore the video-game roots, leaving trifles like adding a third dimension to the characters as unnecessary distractions. Brian Lowry, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022 So the third dimension is time, which cannot exist without space. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2022 Thus, intriguingly, the color is flat but the lines hint at a third dimension. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Besides the basic business plan of taking something that has worked in the past and doing it again and again — the very definition of CBS, some would say, but certainly not unique to that network — franchising adds a sort of third dimension. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote the popular satirical novel Flatland, which used two-dimensional beings encountering a character from the third dimension as an analogy to help readers comprehend the fourth dimension. Quanta Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1