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new dimension

new dimension

13 3.8
An extra part that makes something more detailed or interesting
  • noun
: 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.

Examples

  • The artist's latest work adds a new dimension to traditional painting by incorporating light and sound.

  • Electronic keyboards offer an exciting new dimension to the teaching and study of music.

    Academic text (1994)

  • You get to see a whole new dimension of reality that was being kept from you before.

  • 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.

    S1m0ne (2002)

  • 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

dimension
vsnew dimension
104 4.2

An aspect of something that can be measured or compared

adds a newly introduced aspect that increases depth and complexity

Antonyms

simplification
15 3.6

Making something less complicated so it is easier to understand

How Complex

complexity
179 5.0
new dimension
13 3.8
dimension
104 4.2
layer
135 4.1
aspect
861 3.4
feature
655 2.5

Surface Forms

new dimension singular
new dimensions plural

Morphology

new + dimension

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.