THREE-DIMENSIONAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does three-dimensional mean? 

• THREE-DIMENSIONAL (adjective)
  The adjective THREE-DIMENSIONAL has 2 senses:

1. involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth

2. having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions

  Familiarity information: THREE-DIMENSIONAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THREE-DIMENSIONAL (adjective)

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions

Synonyms:

cubic; three-dimensional

Similar:

blockish; blocky (resembling a block in shape)

box-shaped; boxlike; boxy (resembling a box in rectangularity)

brick-shaped (shaped like a brick)

cube-shaped; cubelike; cubical; cubiform; cuboid; cuboidal (shaped like a cube)

isometric (of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles)

solid (having three dimensions)

Attribute:

cubicity (the property of resembling a cube)

Derivation:

three-dimensionality (the property of having three dimensions)

 Context examples 

The three-dimensional arrangement of something in space.

(Conformation, NCI Thesaurus)

It uses an extra number of electrodes to make it three-dimensional.

(Lead Placement Cube, NCI Thesaurus)

They analyzed the three-dimensional structures that the protein molecules form with each other and with other substances that make them work.

(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)

It refers to three-dimensional cultures of undisaggregated tissue retaining some or all of the histological features of the tissue in vivo.

(Organ Culture, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Its mode of action is not fully understood, but some of its actions resemble those of PHENYTOIN; although there is little chemical resemblance between the two compounds, their three-dimensional structure is similar.

(Carbamazepine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This not only confirms that at least some dinosaurs had feathers, a theory already widespread, but provides details fossils generally cannot, such as color and three-dimensional arrangement.

(Scientists find dinosaur feathers preserved in amber, Wikinews)

This internal compass can help orient animals who live in a complex, dynamic three-dimensional habitat,” said Mike Sieracki, a program director in NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences.

(North Atlantic haddock use magnetic compass to guide them, National Science Foundation)

A murine IgG1 monoclonal anti-idiotype antibody, containing a variable antigen-binding region that functionally mimics the three-dimensional structure of a specific epitope on the ovarian cancer tumor-associated antigen CA-125, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Abagovomab, NCI Thesaurus)

For the analysis, a three-dimensional optical motion capture system was used, similar to those used in animation films and video games.

(Researchers identify the maximum weight that children should carry in their school backpacks, University of Granada)

An imaging technique that utilizes positron emission tomography to produce a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body.

(FDG-Positron Emission Tomography, NCI Thesaurus)