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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈfourth diˈmen•sion, n. [countable* usually singular;
usually: the + ~]- Mathematics, Physicsa dimension, usually time, in addition to length, width, and depth.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fourth′ dimen′sion, - [Physics, Math.]a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables:Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
- something beyond the kind of normal human experience that can be explained scientifically:The story deals with ESP and other excursions into the fourth dimension.
fourth′-di•men′sion•al, adj.
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