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fourth dimension

NOUN
time in relativity theory
Synonyms
WEAK
continuum four-dimensional space space-time space-time continuum time time-space

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And, because of the magic of light, the fourth dimension of time is constantly added.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Spacetime is just a mathematical object consisting of the three dimensions of space, and time considered as a fourth dimension.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Time melds a fourth dimension to the three we identify as essential to understanding space.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022

The fourth dimension offers unlimited space in which to unravel even the most complicated knot.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2020

He could hear it in his head, and like a crack in the fourth dimension, a fracture of the Euclidean plane, Sergio could watch it happening on the television.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin