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third dimension
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌθɜːd daɪˈmen.ʃən/ us /ˌθɝːd dɪˈmen.ʃən/
If an object has a third dimension, it has depth in addition to length and width and is not flat:
The climbing plants cover the flat surfaces and create a third dimension.
The two-dimensional surface curves along a third dimension.
the quality of being or seeming to be real, or of seeming to have depth and be solid:
I looked closely at the picture, trying to bring it alive and add a third dimension.
Her flat drawings manage to hint at the third dimension.
Computers have allowed geologists to add a third dimension to their maps.
Hollywood has been trying to show audiences the third dimension for more than fifty years.
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