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

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

But without an accurate assessment of the third dimension - floe thickness and thus volume - scientists are missing some key insights on the implications of this big swing in ice extent.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2020

The center of such a universe is not in that universe; it lies, inaccessible, in the third dimension, inside the sphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan