3D animation

or 3-D an·i·ma·tion

[ three-dee an-uh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

, Digital Technology, Graphic Arts.

1. animation, or a product of animation, created when three-dimensional computer models or objects are rapidly sequenced to create the illusion of lifelike motion, as in some computer animation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 3D animation¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The researchers used the 3D animation software Daz3D to design six avatars of men and women with muscular, medium, and non-muscular builds.

From Popular-Science