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View synonyms for third dimension

third dimension

noun

  1. the additional dimension by which a solid object is distinguished from a planar projection of itself or from any planar object.
  2. something that heightens the reality, vividness, or significance of a factual account, sequence of happenings, etc.:

    The illustrations added a third dimension to the story.



third dimension

noun

  1. the additional dimension by which a solid object may be distinguished from a two-dimensional drawing or picture of it or from any planar object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of third dimension1

First recorded in 1855–60

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