3D

noun

ˈthrē-ˈdē

variants or less commonly 3-D

: a three-dimensional form

also : an image or a picture produced in it

3D adjective

or less commonly 3-D

a 3D movie

3D printing

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D, abbreviation of dimensional

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1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of 3D was in 1951

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3-D

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ˈthrē-ˈdē

: the three-dimensional form or a picture produced in it

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