"fourth dimension" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fourth dimension
  1. (algebraic geometry) The fourth coordinate indicating a position along the fourth axis. Related terms: four-dimensional Translations (translations): fjórða royvildið [neuter] (Faroese), neljäs ulottuvuus (Finnish), quatrième dimension [feminine] (French), quarta dimensione [feminine] (Italian), czwarty wymiar [masculine] (Polish), a patra dimensiune (Romanian), четвертое измере́ние (četvertoje izmerénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fourth_dimension-en-noun-9agRMfSr Categories (other): Algebraic geometry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Higher-dimensional geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Higher-dimensional geometry: 88 12 Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'translations': 58 42
  2. (physics) The dimension of time.
    Sense id: en-fourth_dimension-en-noun-N1-1ZU8H Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Relativity, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Relativity: 17 83 Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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