three-dimensional
having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
(especially in a literary work) fully developed: The story came alive chiefly because the characters were vividly three-dimensional.
Origin of three-dimensional
1Other words from three-dimensional
- three·di·men·sion·al·i·ty, noun
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How to use three-dimensional in a sentence
three-dimensional shots attempt to capture the majesty of his triumphs from the artistic world to the scientific.
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With its emphasis on self-expression and three-dimensional adolescents, Awkward.
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She uses various forms of tape to create three-dimensional drawings.
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The three-dimensional panorama showed the slim and elegant body of the Star Lord, tapered like a silver spindle.
The Star Lord | Boyd EllanbyIt would be easy to extend Beltrami's reasoning to three-dimensional geometries.
It must be remembered that the diagrams represent three-dimensional objects, and the atoms are not all on a plane, necessarily.
Occult Chemistry | Annie Besant and Charles W. LeadbeaterThe home range is thus somewhat three-dimensional; both trails and feeding places are often above ground.
Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana | Henry S. FitchFrom this data we built a three-dimensional exhibit, one-quarter of an inch to the foot.
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British Dictionary definitions for three-dimensional
of, having, or relating to three dimensions: three-dimensional space
(of a film, transparency, etc) simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye
having volume
lifelike or real
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