3D printer

or 3-D printer

[ three-dee prin-ter ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a device used to print three-dimensional objects by the process of 3D printing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 3D printer¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Seeing the potential benefits, the nonprofit New Story partnered with construction tech company Icon to develop the Vulcan 2, a 3D printer that they then used to build a community for 50 low-income families in Tabasco, Mexico.

From Ozy

You can peruse Amazon’s entire selection of Prime Day 3D printer deals right here.

From Popular-Science

Elegoo also offers resin 3D printers, including this $299 Mars Pro 2, which gets you $60 extra off if you use the on-page coupon.

From Popular-Science

Ghost guns, as Alain Stephens at The Trace outlined, are not usually made from scratch, or by 3D printers.

From Voice of San Diego

It was constructed in a bioprinter — 3D printers used to fabricate organs and tissues — on a space station and then flown back to Earth.

From Ozy