three-dimensional

American  

[three-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy-] / ˈθri dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl, -daɪ- /

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.

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three-dimensional British  

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

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Other Word Forms

• threedimensionality noun

Etymology

Origin of three-dimensional

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Researchers also determined the proteins' three-dimensional structures at high resolution.

From Science Daily

Wealthy homeowners are spending big to install and maintain aquariums that look like living, three-dimensional art pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although they have the same chemical components, their three-dimensional structures differ.

From Science Daily

Can America’s mom also be a three-dimensional person who makes her own mistakes?

From Los Angeles Times

"My work presents a new three-dimensional model for the magnetic field reversal. From Earth, this would appear as the diagonal that we observe in the data," Booth explains.

From Science Daily