three-dimensional

[three-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy-]

adjective

1. having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.

2. (especially in a literary work) fully developed.

   The story came alive chiefly because the characters were vividly three-dimensional.

three-dimensional

adjective

1. of, having, or relating to three dimensions

   three-dimensional space

2. (of a film, transparency, etc) simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye

3. having volume

4. lifelike or real

Other Word Forms

• threedimensionality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-dimensional¹

First recorded in 1890–95