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3-DIMENSIONAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does 3-dimensional mean?
• 3-DIMENSIONAL (adjective)
The adjective 3-DIMENSIONAL has 1 sense:
1. involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth
Familiarity information: 3-DIMENSIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth
Synonyms:
3-dimensional; third-dimensional; three-d; three-dimensional
Context example:
they shot the movie in three-D
Similar:
multidimensional (having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects)
Context examples
A coded value specifying the 3-dimensional spatial orientation of a subject during a particular observation.
(Defined Observation Body Position Code, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the 3-dimensional spatial orientation of an entity.
(Body Position Code, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor.
(IMRT, NCI Dictionary)
Before radiation, a 3-dimensional (3-D) image of the tumor is taken.
(Helical tomotherapy, NCI Dictionary)
An imaging technique of the colon involving helical computed tomography and computer software to generate high-resolution 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional images of the inner surface of the colon.
(Computed tomography colonography, NCI Thesaurus)
An imaging technique of the heart and neighboring structures involving helical computed tomography and computer software to generate high-resolution 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional images.
(Cardiac Computerized Tomographic Angiography, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
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