three-dimensional
Americanadjective
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having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
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(especially in a literary work) fully developed.
The story came alive chiefly because the characters were vividly three-dimensional.
adjective
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of, having, or relating to three dimensions
three-dimensional space
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(of a film, transparency, etc) simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye
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having volume
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lifelike or real
Other Word Forms
- threedimensionality noun
Etymology
Origin of three-dimensional
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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"My work presents a new three-dimensional model for the magnetic field reversal. From Earth, this would appear as the diagonal that we observe in the data," Booth explains.
From Science Daily
Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.
From Science Daily
To do this, they used an artificial intelligence system called AlphaFold2 to predict the three-dimensional shapes of the proteins.
From Science Daily
First, bits of data are turned into symbols, which correspond to three-dimensional pixels called voxels.
From Barron's
Using two rockets and a coordinated network of ground receivers, the mission builds a three-dimensional picture of the aurora's electrical environment.
From Science Daily
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