| 单词 | fourth dimension |
| 释义 | fourth dimensionSEE SYNONYMS FOR fourth dimension ON THESAURUS.COM nounPhysics, Mathematics. 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. Origin of fourth dimensionFirst recorded in 1870–75 OTHER WORDS FROM fourth dimensionfourth-di·men·sion·al, adjectiveWords nearby fourth dimensionfourth, Fourth Amendment, fourth class, Fourth Commandment, fourth cranial nerve, fourth dimension, fourth disease, fourth estate, fourth heart sound, Fourth International, fourthly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fourth dimensionfourth dimension nounthe dimension of time, which is necessary in addition to three spatial dimensions to specify fully the position and behaviour of a point or particle the concept in science fiction of a dimension in addition to three spatial dimensions, used to explain supernatural phenomena, events, etc Derived forms of fourth dimensionfourth-dimensional, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for fourth dimensionfourth dimension [ fôrth ] Time regarded as a coordinate dimension. A fourth dimension is required by relativity theory, along with three spatial dimensions, to specify completely the location of any event. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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