third dimension

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But, like others, the researchers found that the electrons could escape up and out of the lattice, through the third dimension.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

"There is this third dimension of space which offers so much more exciting information and perspective that we tend to ignore."

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

Culture and sport, I think it is safe to say, have been joined by a third dimension when it comes to the defining characteristics of Welsh identity.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

And the third dimension is that her body itself is shouting at her and saying, ‘Pay attention to me.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022

In a two-dimensional universe, curved through a third dimension, there is no center—at least not on the surface of the sphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan