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General relativity in M-theory
Higher-dimensional supergravity is the supersymmetric generalization of general relativity in higher dimensions. Supergravity can be formulated in any
Higher-dimensional supergravity
Higher-dimensional_supergravity
Supergravity in eleven dimensions
In supersymmetry, eleven-dimensional supergravity is the theory of supergravity in the highest number of dimensions allowed for a supersymmetric theory
Eleven-dimensional supergravity
Eleven-dimensional_supergravity
Modern theory of gravitation that combines supersymmetry and general relativity
related to certain higher-dimensional supergravity theories via dimensional reduction (e.g. N=1, 11-dimensional supergravity is dimensionally reduced on T7
Supergravity
Theories of higher-dimensional general relativity
unobservable sizes. Interest in higher-dimensional theories re-emerged in the 1970s and 1980s with the development of supergravity and string theory. Superstring
Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity
Higher-dimensional_Einstein_gravity
Framework of superstring theory
eleven-dimensional supergravity. Although a complete formulation of M-theory is not known, such a formulation should describe two- and five-dimensional objects
M-theory
Four dimensional supergravity theory
dimensions, N = 8 supergravity is a quantum field theory which involves gravity and a finite number of fields. It can be found from a dimensional reduction of
N_=_8_supergravity
Property of a mathematical space
dimensions can describe supergravity and M-theory (7D hyperspace + 4D), and the state-space of quantum mechanics is an infinite-dimensional function space. The
Dimension
Ten-dimensional supergravity
In supersymmetry, type IIB supergravity is the unique supergravity in ten dimensions with two supercharges of the same chirality. It was first constructed
Type_IIB_supergravity
Theory of supergravity in four dimensions
{\mathcal {N}}=1} supergravity is the theory of supergravity in four dimensions with a single supercharge. It contains exactly one supergravity multiplet, consisting
4D_N_=_1_supergravity
Gamma matrices for arbitrary Clifford algebras
notably in string theory and supergravity. The Weyl–Brauer matrices provide an explicit construction of higher-dimensional gamma matrices for Weyl spinors
Higher-dimensional gamma matrices
Higher-dimensional_gamma_matrices
Ten-dimensional supergravity
by a dimensional reduction of eleven-dimensional supergravity on a circle. The other supergravities in ten dimensions are type IIB supergravity, which
Type_IIA_supergravity
Theory proposed by Roger Penrose
{\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=8} case is that for Skinner's supergravity generalisation. A higher dimensional generalization of the Klein correspondence underlying
Twistor_theory
Theory of quantum gravity merging quantum mechanics and general relativity
possible. It is possible to extend mainstream LQG formalism to higher-dimensional supergravity, general relativity with supersymmetry and Kaluza–Klein extra
Loop_quantum_gravity
Theory of subatomic structure
applications of higher dimensional objects. In 1987, Eric Bergshoeff, Ergin Sezgin, and Paul Townsend showed that eleven-dimensional supergravity includes two-dimensional
String_theory
Lebanese physicist (born 1953)
key role in coupling ten-dimensional supergravity to Yang-Mills matter and discovered the dual formulation of N=1 supergravity in ten dimensions. In 1982
Ali_Chamseddine
General relativity in 2+1 dimensions
Townsend, P. (1986). "A Chern-Simons Action for Three-Dimensional anti-De Sitter Supergravity Theories". Physics Letters B. 180 (1–2): 89. Bibcode:1986PhLB
(2+1)-dimensional topological gravity
(2+1)-dimensional_topological_gravity
Superconformal Yang–Mills theory
a gauge field of spin higher than 1, e.g., a spin-2 tensor field such as that of the graviton. This is the N = 8 supergravity theory. The Lagrangian
N = 4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory
N_=_4_supersymmetric_Yang–Mills_theory
4D N = 1 supergravity 4D N = 1 supergravity Type I supergravity Type IIA supergravity Type IIB supergravity Eleven-dimensional supergravity Theories studied
List of quantum field theories
List_of_quantum_field_theories
Extended physical object in string theory
theories (such as supergravity), a brane is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a zero-dimensional point particle, a one-dimensional string, or
Brane
Field theory linked to string theory
such as: consistent Kaluza-Klein truncations of higher-dimensional supergravity to lower-dimensional theories, generalized fluxes, and alpha-prime corrections
Double_field_theory
Minimal supergravity in four dimensions
4D N = 1 {\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=1} supergravity describes the simplest four-dimensional supergravity, with a single supercharge and a supermultiplet
Pure_4D_N_=_1_supergravity
Ten-dimensional supergravity
supersymmetry, type I supergravity is the theory of supergravity in ten dimensions with a single supercharge. It consists of a single supergravity multiplet and
Type_I_supergravity
Principle in theoretical physics
distant two-dimensional surface." As pointed out by Raphael Bousso, Thorn observed in 1978 that string theory admits a lower-dimensional description from
Holographic_principle
Space of vacuum states
in "Quantization of Newton's Constant in Certain Supergravity Theories". In extended 4-dimensional theories with N=2 supersymmetry, corresponding to
Moduli_(physics)
Reformulation of supergravity
exceptional field theory is a reformulation or an extension of eleven-dimensional supergravity in which exceptional Lie group symmetries are manifest. Exceptional
Exceptional_field_theory
Theories in particle physics and cosmology
central idea is that the visible, four-dimensional spacetime is restricted to a brane inside a higher-dimensional space, called the "bulk" (also known as
Brane_cosmology
Duality between theories of gravity on anti-de Sitter space and conformal field theories
theory, which models elementary particles not as zero-dimensional points but as one-dimensional objects called strings. In the AdS/CFT correspondence
AdS/CFT_correspondence
Super vector space forming base superspace for supersymmetric field theories
gravitational theories. So any theory with local supersymmetry is necessarily a supergravity theory. The limit placed on massless representations is the highest spin
Super_Minkowski_space
Unified field theory
supported by experiments, but is a precursor to supergravity and modern string theory (in eleven-dimensional spacetime). In his 1921 article, Kaluza established
Kaluza–Klein_theory
Hypothetical particle in gravity theories
Cosmas Zachos, "Extended Supergravity with a Gauged Central Charge", Caltech Ph.D. Thesis, (1979), [1]; "N=2 Supergravity Theory With A Gauged Central
Graviphoton
Topics referred to by the same term
topological space Higher dimensions, including Kaluza–Klein's 4-dimensional space and Superstring theory's 9-dimensional space and Supergravity/M-theory's 10-dimensional
Hyperspace_(disambiguation)
Theory with particles of spin more than two
similarly as in string theories. The linearized version of the higher-spin supergravity gives rise to dual graviton field in first order form. Interestingly
Higher-spin_theory
Symmetry between bosons and fermions
is included automatically, and the result is said to be a theory of supergravity. Another theoretically appealing property of supersymmetry is that it
Supersymmetry
Field equation for spin-3/2 fermions
mass. In extended supergravity there can be several gravitini; for example, in broken N = 2 {\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=2} supergravity two Majorana gravitini
Rarita–Schwinger_equation
Theory of supersymmetry in four dimensions
contrast to supergravity where extended supergravity models are not special cases of N = 1 {\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=1} supergravity and necessarily
4D_N_=_1_global_supersymmetry
Iranian High Energy physicist
WZNW models via the orbifold method, classification of eleven-dimensional supergravity solutions with a quotient structure, and discovery of non-commutativity
Farhad_Ardalan
British physicist
metric, which describes the higher-dimensional generalization of the Kerr metric. He also started working on supergravity, string theory and Kaluza–Klein
Malcolm_Perry_(physicist)
248-dimensional exceptional simple Lie group
groups that can be coupled to the N = 1 supergravity in ten dimensions. E8 is the U-duality group of supergravity on an eight-torus (in its split form)
E8_(mathematics)
Supersymmetric generalization of the Poincaré algebra
called eleven-dimensional supergravity which is the low-energy limit of M-theory. This incorporates supergravity: without supergravity, the maximum allowed
Super-Poincaré_algebra
and Eleven-Dimensional Supergravity," Phys. Lett. B 189: 75 (1987). It was Edward Witten who observed that the theory must be an 11-dimensional one in Witten
History_of_string_theory
Hypothetical physical concept
theories, and in another by the maximally-supersymmetric eleven-dimensional supergravity, is the theory of everything. There is no widespread consensus
Theory_of_everything
Riemannian manifold with SU(n) holonomy
Calabi–Yau manifold of (complex) dimension n {\displaystyle n} is sometimes defined as a compact n {\displaystyle n} -dimensional Kähler manifold M {\displaystyle
Calabi–Yau_manifold
Approach to quantum gravity using discrete spacetime
k} -length chains present in a sprinkling into d {\displaystyle d} -dimensional Minkowski spacetime. Counting the number of k {\displaystyle k} -length
Causal_sets
Topological quantum field theory
Ten- and eleven-dimensional generalizations of Chern–Simons terms appear in the actions of all ten- and eleven-dimensional supergravity theories. If one
Chern–Simons_theory
Theorem in theoretical physics
symmetries since these are not symmetries at the level of the S-matrix. Supergravity S-matrix Haag, R.; Łopuszański, J.T.; Sohnius, M. (1975). "All possible
Haag–Łopuszański–Sohnius theorem
Haag–Łopuszański–Sohnius_theorem
Cypriot theoretical physicist (1952–2022)
citations) with S. Ferrara, M. Porrati: General dimensional reduction of ten-dimensional supergravity and superstring, Phys. Lett. B, vol. 181, 1986,
Costas_Kounnas
Hypothetical elementary particle that mediates gravity
interacting strings. Dual graviton – Hypothetical particle found in supergravity Gravitino – Hypothetical superpartner to the graviton Gravitoelectromagnetism –
Graviton
Asymmetry of classical and quantum action
charged object for the n-form symmetry is an n-dimensional extended operator. It is found that the 4 dimensional pure Yang–Mills theory with only SU(2) gauge
Anomaly_(physics)
British supersymmetry scientist
gravity and supergravity as a Yang–Mills theory and so provided the first algebraic proof of the supersymmetric invariance of supergravity theories. The
Peter_West_(physicist)
Extension of quantum field theory to curved spacetime
Superconformal 6D (2,0) ABJM N = 4 super Yang–Mills Supergravity Pure 4D N = 1 4D N = 1 4D N = 8 Higher dimensional Type I Type IIA Type IIB 11D Topological BF
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime
Quantum_field_theory_in_curved_spacetime
Classical statement of gravity as force
post-classical physics Freedman, Daniel Z.; van Nieuwenhuizen, Peter (1978). "Supergravity and the Unification of the Laws of Physics". Scientific American. 238
Newton's law of universal gravitation
Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
Analogies between Maxwell's and Einstein's field equations
Relativistic wave equations for more on "spin-1" and "spin-2" fields.) Some higher-order gravitomagnetic effects can reproduce effects reminiscent of the interactions
Gravitoelectromagnetism
Aspect of field theory
ISBN 978-0-691-14908-0. Dall'Agata, G.; Zagermann, M. (2021). "2". Supergravity: From First Principles to Modern Applications. Springer. p. 26. ISBN 978-3-662-63978-8
Kinetic_term
Special case of the abelian Higgs mechanism
of higher-dimensional string theory, in particular, these couplings appear in the dimensional reduction of the ten-dimensional N = 1 supergravity coupled
Stueckelberg_action
Hypothetical particle
K. (2003). "Dilatonic inflation and SUSY breaking in string-inspired supergravity". Modern Physics Letters A. 18 (39): 2785–2793. arXiv:hep-ph/0303029
Dilaton
Field theory in physics that aims to unify the fundamental forces and particles
general relativity, using a field to describe the curving geometry of four-dimensional (4D) spacetime. In the years following the creation of the general theory
Unified_field_theory
hyper-Kähler metric and is not renormalized. In the article Lagrangians of N=2 Supergravity - Matter Systems it was further shown that this metric is independent
Supersymmetry nonrenormalization theorems
Supersymmetry_nonrenormalization_theorems
Italian theoretical physicist
general matter-coupled N=2 supergravity in four dimensions. Castellani, Leonardo; D'Auria, Riccardo; Fré, Pietro (1991). Supergravity and Superstrings: A Geometric
Riccardo_D'Auria
Riemannian manifold which satisfies vacuum Einstein equations
otherwise. Higher-dimensional Lorentzian Einstein manifolds are used in modern theories of gravity, such as string theory, M-theory and supergravity. Hyperkähler
Einstein_manifold
Application of K-theory in string theory
type II supergravity theories also enjoy these large gauge transformations, but due to the presence of Chern-Simons terms in the supergravity actions
K-theory_(physics)
Gravity theories that are invariant under Weyl transformations
mechanism without traditional spontaneous symmetry breaking. Conformal supergravity Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity Mannheim, Philip D. (2007-07-16). "Conformal
Conformal_gravity
Attraction of masses and energy
of gravity, the entities can be vectors associated with points in a 3-dimensional space. Each vector gives the force experienced by an insignificantly
Gravity
Base space for supersymmetric theories
definition applies to C m | n {\displaystyle \mathbb {C} ^{m|n}} . The four-dimensional examples take superspace to be super Minkowski space. Although similar
Superspace
Theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force
model Rainbow gravity theory Unified-field-theoric Kaluza–Klein theory Supergravity Unified-field-theoric and quantum-mechanical Noncommutative geometry
Entropic_gravity
glossary of terms in string theory, including related areas such as supergravity, supersymmetry, and high energy physics. Contents: Conventions αβγ
Glossary_of_string_theory
Hypothesis proposing a modification of Newton's laws
(2008). "Apsis: An Artificial Planetary System in Space to Probe Extra-Dimensional Gravity and Mond". International Journal of Modern Physics D. 17 (3n04):
Modified_Newtonian_dynamics
Extension to the MSSM solving the mu-problem
Srednicki, M.; Wyler, D. (1983). "Weak interaction breakdown induced by supergravity". Physics Letters B. 120 (4–6): 346. Bibcode:1983PhLB..120..346N. doi:10
Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
Next-to-Minimal_Supersymmetric_Standard_Model
Idea in quantum gravity
model Rainbow gravity theory Unified-field-theoric Kaluza–Klein theory Supergravity Unified-field-theoric and quantum-mechanical Noncommutative geometry
Induced_gravity
superconformal algebra Bagger, Jonathan; Wess, Julius (1992), Supersymmetry and supergravity, Princeton Series in Physics (2nd ed.), Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-02530-4
Supersymmetry_algebra
Algebraic structure used in theoretical physics
generates the isometries of flat superspace. The simple complex finite-dimensional Lie superalgebras were classified by Victor Kac. They are (excluding
Lie_superalgebra
Theory of strings with supersymmetry
time(1 time dimension is not necessary, it may be multi-dimensional, according to F-theory) + 6D hyperspace). The D = 10 critical dimension was originally
Superstring_theory
Solitons in Euclidean spacetime
solutions were discovered in the case of four-dimensional Euclidean space compactified to the four-dimensional sphere, and turned out to be localized in space-time
Instanton
Lower energy limit in string theory
theories and are related to the concept of S-duality. Black Holes: In supergravity and string theory, extremal black holes can be BPS states. Their mass
Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound
Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield_bound
Collection of possible string theory vacua
000 {\displaystyle 10^{272,000}} , and the true number may still be far higher. The large number of possibilities arises from choices of Calabi–Yau manifolds
String_theory_landscape
American theoretical physicist (born 1962)
theory-gravity duality. His work in 1996-97 on relations between branes in supergravity and their gauge theory description anticipated the gauge theory-gravity
Igor_Klebanov
Theory extending Einstein gravity
1016/j.physrep.2012.01.001. ISSN 0370-1573. Salvio, Alberto (2021). "Dimensional Transmutation in Gravity and Cosmology". Int. J. Mod. Phys. A. 36 (8n09
Quadratic_gravity
Representation of the supersymmetry algebra
while its dimensional reduction on a d-dimensional torus is a vector multiplet containing d real scalars. Similarly, in an 11-dimensional theory there
Supermultiplet
Geometric space whose points represent algebro-geometric objects of some fixed kind
Likewise, in genus 1, there is a one-dimensional space of curves, but every such curve has a one-dimensional group of automorphisms. Hence, the stack
Moduli_space
Extended objects found in string theory
Unfortunately, the cases studied so far all involve higher-dimensional spaces – D5-branes in nine-dimensional space, for example. They do not directly apply
D-brane
Algebra combining both supersymmetry and conformal symmetry
superconformal algebra is infinite-dimensional. In higher dimensions, superconformal algebras are finite-dimensional and generate the superconformal group
Superconformal_algebra
Indian-American theoretical particle physicist
Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2003 "for his discoveries in supergravity and in theories of extra dimensions, and for applications to testable
Raman_Sundrum
Classical theory of gravitation
model Rainbow gravity theory Unified-field-theoric Kaluza–Klein theory Supergravity Unified-field-theoric and quantum-mechanical Noncommutative geometry
Einstein–Cartan_theory
new, higher level. The classical results of Archimedes in the theory of the centre of gravity were generalized and applied to three-dimensional bodies
History of gravitational theory
History_of_gravitational_theory
Hypothetical particle decay process of a proton
high values for proton decay. SUSY SU(5) can be extended to include supergravity or extra dimensions. SUGRA SU(5) is a supersymmetric Grand Unified Theory
Proton_decay
pressure High pressure physics High voltage Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity Higher-dimensional supergravity Higher spin alternating sign matrix Highly charged
Index_of_physics_articles_(H)
Proposed theories of gravity
leading to second order equations of motion in 4-dimensional space. Viable theories beyond Horndeski (with higher order equations of motion) have been shown
Alternatives to general relativity
Alternatives_to_general_relativity
precisely the quadratic Gauss–Bonnet term, which is the dimensionally extended version of the four-dimensional Euler density. By noting that T = − g R 2 = − g
Lovelock_theory_of_gravity
Type of supersymmetric quantum field theory
Wess–Zumino model has become the first known example of an interacting four-dimensional quantum field theory with linearly realised supersymmetry. In 1974, Julius
Wess–Zumino_model
Classical field theory describing gravitation
model Rainbow gravity theory Unified-field-theoric Kaluza–Klein theory Supergravity Unified-field-theoric and quantum-mechanical Noncommutative geometry
Poincaré_gauge_theory
and quantum gravity. From the point of view of the techniques of (four-dimensional) quantum field theory, and as the numerous efforts to formulate a consistent
History of quantum field theory
History_of_quantum_field_theory
Description of gravity using discrete values
general relativity and supersymmetry known as supergravity form part of a hypothesized eleven-dimensional model known as M-theory, which would constitute
Quantum_gravity
Equations relating to massless particles in AdS space
free massless higher-spin fields. Three variations of Vasiliev's equations are known: four-dimensional, three-dimensional and d-dimensional. They differ
Vasiliev_equations
Restatement of Newton's law of universal gravitation
Newton's law and Coulomb's law describe inverse-square interaction in a 3-dimensional space. The gravitational field g (also called gravitational acceleration)
Gauss's_law_for_gravity
Tensor field in Riemannian geometry
(like writing down the components of a vector), it consists of a multi-dimensional array of sums and products of partial derivatives (some of those partial
Riemann_curvature_tensor
Theory of gravity
Degenerate Higher-Order Scalar-Tensor theories (or DHOST theories) are theories of modified gravity. They have a Lagrangian containing second-order derivatives
Degenerate Higher-Order Scalar-Tensor theories
Degenerate_Higher-Order_Scalar-Tensor_theories
Simplest supersymmetric extension to the Standard Model
mSUGRA stands for minimal supergravity. The construction of a realistic model of interactions within N = 1 supergravity framework where supersymmetry
Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
Minimal_Supersymmetric_Standard_Model
Hypothetical group of multiple universes
elsewhere in good old three-dimensional space. In Level III they live on another quantum branch in infinite-dimensional Hilbert space." Similarly, all
Multiverse
Generalization of a black hole to higher dimensions
of a black brane is not a point like a black hole, but instead a higher dimensional object. A BPS black brane is similar to a BPS black hole. They both
Black_brane
American physicist
Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the Toll Professor of Physics
Sylvester_James_Gates
Spanish theoretical physicist, author, and academic
on supergravity, quantum groups, quantum many body systems, integrable models. His research has contributed to the understanding of supergravity theories
Germán_Sierra
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Dimension; Purity
Biblical
a digger
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Sussex and Kent)
English (mainly Sussex and Kent) : topographic name from Middle English hilder ‘dweller on a slope’ (from Old English hylde ‘slope’).
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Dagr, DAGHER means "day."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Trigun | தà¯à®°à®¿à®•à¯à®£
The three dimensions
Trigun | தà¯à®°à®¿à®•à¯à®£
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Uni-dimensional
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Haggard.English : variant of Hager.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dimensions
Boy/Male
Biblical
A digger.
Girl/Female
Indian
Higher, Highest
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Dimensions
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Three dimensional
Trikaya | தà¯à®°à®¿à®•à®¾à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Triguni | தà¯à®°à¯€à®•à¯‚நீ
The three dimensions
Triguni | தà¯à®°à¯€à®•à¯‚நீ
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Three Dimension
Girl/Female
Muslim
Higher, Highest
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Three Dimentional
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Hugh, HUGHE means "heart," "mind," or "spirit."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Three dimensional
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Highley.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : variant spelling of Biggar.English : occupational name for a builder, from Middle English bigger ‘(house) builder’, an agent derivative of bigge(n) ‘to build’ (from Old Norse byggja).
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Resplendence brilliance; to gaze, look
Boy/Male
Indian
Whole
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Great House
Girl/Female
Latin
Fortuna's surname.
Girl/Female
English American
Fair; good-looking.
Boy/Male
Irish
From Reamon.
Biblical
measure of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
To Enter
Girl/Female
Spanish American German Polish
Wise. Elder.
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Latin
Gray-haired; Patience of Griselda; Gray
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
HIGHER DIMENSIONAL-SUPERGRAVITY
a.
Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill.
a.
Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water.
v. t.
To whirl hither and thither.
n.
Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom.
a.
Pertaining to dimension.
conj. Either
precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.
n.
Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large dimensions.
a.
Having dimensions.
adv.
To that place; -- opposed to hither.
n.
A roving hither and thither.
a.
Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of more years than. See Hither, a.
imp.
of Hight
adv.
In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.
a.
Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.
v. t.
To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.
p. p.
of Hight
v. i.
Alt. of Zighyr
n.
The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension.
n.
A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree.
adv.
To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither.