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third-dimensionality

third-dimensionality

8.1
The quality of having three dimensions like length, width, and depth
  • noun
  • /θɜrd dɪˌmɛnʃəˈnælɪti/
translation icon : tridimensionalidad
  • The third-dimensionality of the sculpture made it stand out from the flat paintings.

Examples

  • Virtual reality strives to enhance the sense of third-dimensionality for users.

  • Some artists experiment with depth to create third-dimensionality on a two-dimensional canvas.

  • The third-dimensionality of the sculpture made it more lifelike.

  • Artists often explore third-dimensionality in their work.

  • The third-dimensionality of the sculpture made it stand out from the flat paintings.

  • Virtual reality strives to enhance the sense of third-dimensionality for users.

  • Some artists experiment with depth to create third-dimensionality on a two-dimensional canvas.

Synonyms

dimensionality
vsthird-dimensionality
  • Specialized
3 8.2

The number of directions needed to describe space or data, like length, width and height

is the specific case limited to having exactly three spatial measures
third dimension
vsthird-dimensionality
2 4.0

Depth that makes objects look solid instead of flat

is the broader property of possessing all three spatial measures
three-dimensionality
vsthird-dimensionality
1 7.3

Having height, width, and depth

is the same meaning but uses ordinal rather than numeric wording

Antonyms

two-dimensionality
  • Specialized
7.7

Something flat like a picture that has length and width but no depth

How Three-Dimensional

third-dimensionality
8.1
two-dimensionality
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

third-dimensionality = third + dimensionality (transparent) = third + dimension + al + ity

Built as a compound of 'third' + 'dimensionality', the meaning 'having three dimensions' is directly derived from its parts.

Etymology

The word third-dimensionality comes from third ('three') and dimension, a word that originally meant 'measure' and is like the everyday word 'measure'. So third-dimensionality means having three measures: length, width, and depth.