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three-dimensional

[ three-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy- ]

adjective

  1. having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  2. (especially in a literary work) fully developed:

    The story came alive chiefly because the characters were vividly three-dimensional.



three-dimensional

adjective

  1. of, having, or relating to three dimensions

    three-dimensional space

  2. (of a film, transparency, etc) simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye
  3. having volume
  4. lifelike or real


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Other Words From

  • threedi·mension·ali·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of three-dimensional1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

Three-dimensional shots attempt to capture the majesty of his triumphs from the artistic world to the scientific.

From the outset, they were a sort of three-dimensional printer.

With its emphasis on self-expression and three-dimensional adolescents, Awkward.

For almost nine years, Stephen Colbert has been playing three-dimensional chess—on point, in character, damn funny.

She uses various forms of tape to create three-dimensional drawings.

The three-dimensional panorama showed the slim and elegant body of the Star Lord, tapered like a silver spindle.

It would be easy to extend Beltrami's reasoning to three-dimensional geometries.

It must be remembered that the diagrams represent three-dimensional objects, and the atoms are not all on a plane, necessarily.

The home range is thus somewhat three-dimensional; both trails and feeding places are often above ground.

From this data we built a three-dimensional exhibit, one-quarter of an inch to the foot.

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