interdimensional

[in-ter-di-men-shuh-nl, dahy-]

adjective

1. existing or traveling between dimensions of space or time.

   The best thing about an interdimensional space and time machine is that you never know quite when one is going to pop up.

2. (in science fiction, fantasy, etc.) coming from an alternate dimension or a parallel universe.

   There's a wide range of character options, including an unholy paladin, an interdimensional warlord, a reptilian soothsayer, and an anarchist obsessed with transhumanism.

   I prefer the terms extraterrestrials or interdimensional beings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interdimensional¹

First recorded in 1950–55; inter- ( def. ) + dimension ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

That door simply happens to be an interdimensional portal.

From Salon

Accustomed to the challenges of realizing his ambitious ideas with humble means, the Mexican director was introduced to a different industry when he made the 2018 sci-fi thriller “Parallel,” about a mirror that works as an interdimensional portal, in Vancouver.

From Los Angeles Times

They believed they were interdimensional, which means that through AI, we're opening up new, non-space-time places of information and knowledge, and that this kind of interaction with this other intelligence was going to be happening.

From Salon

Bertrand Bonello’s “The Beast” is an audacious interdimensional romance, techno-thriller and Los Angeles noir rolled up in one.

From New York Times

So it’s hard to see how it could have kept a lid on programs that study actual extraterrestrial or interdimensional visitors — especially over generations, and especially if we’re supposed to believe that private contractors are part of the cover-up as well.

From Seattle Times