🎬 A film with depth 🕹️ With depth

3D

60 3.6

A movie that looks real because images seem to have depth

noun
/θriː diː/

: película en 3D

I wore special glasses to watch the concert in 3D, making the performers feel closer.
2D and 3D

Examples

Natalie, the 3D printer is down.

Isn't It Romantic (2019)
That means my face is gonna be in 3D.

Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)
I thought a 3D representation of Charles would help us focus our focus.

The Apparition (2012)
If you get the glasses, it's 3D.

A Cam Life (2018)
Now in new and improved 3D.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
It gives it a 3D effect.

WWJD II: The Woodcarver (2012)
There are many differences between 3D "land-based" photography and 3D underwater photography.

Academic text (2001)
The dancing lasers blinked out and the Christmas tree inside the 3D tank slowed to a stop.

Fiction book (1999)
That's 3D.

Nope (2022)
The new animated film was designed to be viewed in 3D for a more immersive experience.

Synonyms

3-D

vs3D

52 3.4

A movie or picture that looks like it has depth

focuses on enhancing realism in visual displays rather than on technical methods

three-D

vs3D

4.3

A film or picture that looks deep, not flat

refers to visual work aimed at making scenes look more realistic

Compounds

3D radar

Specialized

3.7

A radar that shows the height, direction, and distance of an object

How Realistic

virtual reality

Specialized

29 4.5

60 3.6

Surface Forms

3D singular

3Ds plural

Morphology

3D = three-dimensional + three (transparent) = 3 + D

Abbreviated orthographic form representing 'three-dimensional'; learners familiar with 'three' and 'dimension' or the phrase 'three-dimensional' can readily map the abbreviation to the full phrase.

Etymology

3D is short for three and D, where D stands for dimension, meaning a direction you can measure like height, width, or 'depth'. So a 3D movie adds 'depth' to the picture, making scenes look more real.