third dimension

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Van der Waals materials are made up of strongly bonded 2D layers that are bound in the third dimension through weaker van der Waals forces.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

But some of her recent work pushes into the third dimension, incorporating rippled clay that looks like rumpled fabric.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 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

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