three-dimensional

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

female, good, novel, possible, special

VERB + THREE-DIMENSIONAL

doesn't, lacks, needs, occupies, parallelepiped, perceive, play, rely

THREE-DIMENSIONAL + NOUN

characters, chess, goggles, image, parallelograms, reality, space

PREP.

in, on, with

Definitions

adj

Existing in three dimensions.

Having depth, or the illusion of depth, as well as height and width.

Lifelike.

A good novel needs three-dimensional characters.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having the shape of a cube

cubic

adjective — involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects

third-dimensional
three-d

Antonyms

linear
one-dimensional
planar
two-dimensional

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A good novel needs three-dimensional characters.

Wiktionary

He doesn't play three-dimensional chess.

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MMS, launched in 2015, uses four identical spacecraft flying in a pyramid formation to take a three-dimensional look at the magnetic environment around Earth.

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In a three-dimensional reality, forces like electromagnetism operate solely in three dimensions and they act according to traditional laws of physics.

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Rover operators rely on special three-dimensional goggles to help them drive Curiosity over the Martian landscape.

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With a 3D scanner it is possible to scan three-dimensional objects.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, three-dimensional is marked as idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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