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Third dimension   /θərd dɪmˈɛnʃən/   Listen
Third dimension

noun
1.
The dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it.





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"Third dimension" Quotes from Famous Books



... the operation of couching for cataract, related by Cheselden, and a similar one reported in the Appendix to Mueller's Physiology, go to prove that everything is seen only as a superficial extension, until the other senses have taught the eye to recognize depth, or the third dimension, which gives solidity, by converging outlines, distribution of light and shade, change of size, and of the texture of surfaces. Cheselden's patient thought "all objects whatever touched his eyes, as what he felt did ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 3, No. 20, June, 1859 • Various
... as, cut nails, wrought nails, and wire nails. Cut nails are cut from a plate of metal in such a way that the width of the nail is equal to the thickness of the plate, and the length of the nail to the width of the plate. In the third dimension, the nail is wedge-shaped, thin at the point and thick at the head. Unless properly driven, such nails are likely to split the wood, but if properly driven they are very firm. In driving, the wedge should spread with and not across ...
— Handwork in Wood • William Noyes


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