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🎬 A 3D film 🕶️ Showing depth
three-D

three-D

3.7
Showing depth like a film or picture, not flat
  • adjective
  • /θriː diː/
translation icon : tridimensional
  • The entire movie was shot in three-D, so the action scenes felt incredibly lifelike.

Examples

  • I watched a three-D movie last night.

  • The three-D effects were amazing!

  • Many modern video games feature three-D graphics for a more immersive experience.

  • She wore special glasses to watch the three-D film at the cinema.

  • The new animated movie was released in three-D, making the characters appear to jump off the screen.

  • The exhibit featured a three-D model of the solar system that helped visitors understand the spatial relationships between planets.

  • As the architect explained his design, the three-D rendering showed how the building would look from different angles.

Synonyms

three-dimensional
vsthree-D
36 3.9

Something that has length, width and depth like a box or ball

is the short hyphenated form used in informal speech or writing
stereoscopic
vsthree-D
  • Specialized
2 7.6

Making images look like they have depth

is the general short form for depth not the specific two image method
third-dimensional
vsthree-D
1 6.5

Has length, width, and depth so it looks like a real object

is the short form focused on visual depth in films or images
3D
vsthree-D
3.2

Having height, width, and depth so things look real

is the hyphenated letter form rather than the numeral form

Antonyms

two-dimensional
  • Specialized
7 3.5

Has only length and width but no depth

How Dimensional

three-D
3.7
stereoscopic
  • Specialized
2 7.6
relief
  • Specialized
16 7.3
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

three-D positive

Morphology

three-D = three-dimensional (transparent) = three + D

A standard abbreviated form of 'three-dimensional' used as an adjective; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Three-D is the adjective form of three-dimensional. It uses three for '3' and dimensional from dimension, meaning 'length, width, height', so calling something three-D means it has 'depth' and does not look flat.