new dimension
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nueva dimensión
- The events of Sept. 11, 2001, brought a new dimension to the importance and purpose of engineering innovation.
- add a new dimension
- new dimension of meaning
- takes on a new dimension
What we have to do is continuously do things that make us like ourselves more, that enrich us, that add new dimensions to our lives.
- What we have to do is continuously do things that make us like ourselves more, that enrich us, that add new dimensions to our lives.
Examples
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The artist's latest work adds a new dimension to traditional painting by incorporating light and sound.
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Electronic keyboards offer an exciting new dimension to the teaching and study of music.
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You get to see a whole new dimension of reality that was being kept from you before.
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After that, I began to experience a new dimension in my life...
Academic text (2001) -
Maria had opened my eyes to a whole new dimension of city living.
Fiction book (1993) -
We have stepped into a new dimension.
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Instantly fully awake, I was aware that a new dimension had entered my thinking.
Academic text (1993) -
Clearly, 11 September 2001 added a new dimension to the U.S.-Indonesia relationship.
Academic text (2003) -
Elaboration helps us discover new dimensions of a problem that often point us in new directions.
Academic text (2001) -
In recent decades, geneticists have added a new dimension to the study of past human migrations.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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An aspect of something that can be measured or compared
Antonyms
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a new aspect or feature' is directly derivable from 'new' (novel) + 'dimension' (an aspect or measurable feature); the metaphorical use of 'dimension' to mean 'aspect' is common and follows regular compositional patterns. This usage is cross-linguistically familiar and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase new dimension comes from the idea of physical dimensions like length, width and height. If you add a 'new dimension', you give something extra depth or a new side, so the phrase means 'a new part or feature' that makes something more complex.