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four-dimensional
[ fawr-di-men-shuh-nl, fohr- ]
adjective
- of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
four-dimensional
adjective
- having or specified by four dimensions, esp the three spatial dimensions and the dimension of time
a four-dimensional continuum
Word History and Origins
Origin of four-dimensional1
Example Sentences
The Universe we inhabit seems to be four-dimensional: the three dimensions of height, length, and depth, along with time.
Our material universe is merely the intersection of tangled world lines of geodesics in a four-dimensional continuum.
I regret that it has been necessary for me in this lecture to administer such a large dose of four-dimensional geometry.
Thus there are three types of parallelograms in the four-dimensional manifold of event-particles.
Attempts have been made to construct drawings and models showing a four-dimensional body.
"Well, as far as we know, we live in a four-dimensional universe," the colonel started.
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