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

Searches also uncovered a "bag of steel balls" and a 3D printer, with "indications that they intended to use a drone to attach a payload," she added.

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To restore them to their original shape, Prof Ni's team scanned the skulls and undistorted them using computer modelling techniques and then printed replicas on a 3D printer.

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He also claimed he would buy a 3D printer to help construct a firearm.

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There are also calls for 3D printer manufacturers to block the printing of gun parts, in the same way that conventional printers restrict the printing of currency.

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"But in the longer term we could put the lab-grown ingredients into a 3D printer and print off whatever you want on the space station, such as a steak!"

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