three-D
- noun
- /θriː-diː/
:
tridimensional
- The kids were excited to wear their glasses for the three-D experience at the cinema.
Examples
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I love watching three-D movies in the cinema.
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We saw the new superhero movie in three-D and the special effects were amazing.
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Many animated films are now released in both standard and three-D formats.
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Have you seen the new three-D animation?
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I watched a three-D movie last night, and the visuals made the scenes look incredibly lifelike.
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The artist created a stunning three-D sculpture that appears to hover above the surface of the table.
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At the exhibition, I was amazed by the three-D images that seemed to pop out of the frames.
Synonyms
60
3.6
A movie that looks real because images seem to have depth
52
3.4
A movie or picture that looks like it has depth
1
7.7
An image that looks three-dimensional when you look at it in a special way
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8.7
Two side-by-side pictures that make a scene look three dimensional when you view them
Two photos taken from slightly different angles that make a scene look three-dimensional when seen together
Antonyms
How Dimensional
Surface Forms
Morphology
three-D = three-dimensional (transparent) = three + D
Clearly an abbreviated/shortened form of 'three-dimensional' (three + D for dimension), so the meaning is directly recoverable.
Etymology
Three-D is a short form of three-dimensional. The part three means '3' and dimensional comes from dimension, meaning 'length, width, height', so a three-D movie or image looks like it has real 'depth' instead of being flat.