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three-dimensional

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Existing in three dimensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having depth, or the illusion of depth, as well as height and width.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, idiomatic, not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Lifelike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, idiomatic, not-comparable, usually

Examples

  • A good novel needs three-dimensional characters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

having three dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cubic

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lifelike three-dimensional characters
  • a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government
  • they shot the movie in three-D

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 3-dimensional, third-dimensional, three-d

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ثُلَاثِيُّ الْأَبْعَادِ (ṯulāṯiyyu l-ʔabʕādi) — existing in three dimensions
  • Azerbaijani: üçölçülü — existing in three dimensions
  • Belarusian: трохвыме́рны (troxvymjérny) — existing in three dimensions
  • Belarusian: трохме́рны (troxmjérny) — existing in three dimensions
  • Bulgarian: тримерен (trimeren) — existing in three dimensions
  • Catalan: tridimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三維的 /三维的 (sānwéi de) — existing in three dimensions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立體的 /立体的 (lìtǐ de) — existing in three dimensions
  • Czech: trojrozměrný — existing in three dimensions
  • Czech: třírozměrný — existing in three dimensions
  • Danish: tredimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Dutch: driedimensionaal — existing in three dimensions
  • Esperanto: tridimensia — existing in three dimensions
  • Finnish: kolmiulotteinen — existing in three dimensions
  • French: tridimensionnel — existing in three dimensions
  • Galician: tridimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Georgian: სამგანზომილებიანი (samganzomilebiani) — existing in three dimensions
  • German: dreidimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Greek: τρισδιάστατος (trisdiástatos) — existing in three dimensions
  • Hebrew: תלת־מימדי (tlat-meymadi) — existing in three dimensions
  • Hungarian: háromdimenziójú — existing in three dimensions
  • Hungarian: háromdimenziós — existing in three dimensions
  • Icelandic: þrívíður — existing in three dimensions
  • Japanese: 三次元の (sanjigen no) — existing in three dimensions
  • Kazakh: үшөлшемді (üşölşemdı) — existing in three dimensions
  • Korean: 삼차원의 (samchawon-ui) — existing in three dimensions
  • Manx: tree-howshanagh — existing in three dimensions
  • Manx: tree towshanagh — existing in three dimensions
  • Māori: ahutoru — existing in three dimensions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tredimensjonal — existing in three dimensions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tredimensjonal — existing in three dimensions
  • Persian: سهبعدی (se-bo'di) — existing in three dimensions
  • Polish: trójwymiarowy — existing in three dimensions
  • Portuguese: tridimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Romanian: tridimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Russian: трёхме́рный (trjoxmérnyj) — existing in three dimensions
  • Russian: в трёх измере́ниях (v trjox izmerénijax) — existing in three dimensions
  • Russian: объёмный (obʺjómnyj) — existing in three dimensions
  • Scottish Gaelic: trì-mheudach — existing in three dimensions
  • Spanish: tridimensional — existing in three dimensions
  • Swedish: tredimensionell — existing in three dimensions
  • Tagalog: tatluhing-sukod — existing in three dimensions
  • Turkish: üç boyutlu — existing in three dimensions
  • Ukrainian: триви́мірний (tryvýmirnyj) — existing in three dimensions
  • Ukrainian: об'є́мний (obʺjémnyj) — existing in three dimensions
  • Azerbaijani: üçölçülü — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Bulgarian: тримерен (trimeren) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Bulgarian: пространствен (prostranstven) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Catalan: tridimensional — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立體感的 /立体感的 (lìtǐgǎn de) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有縱深感的 /有纵深感的 (yǒu zòngshēngǎn de) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Finnish: kolmiulotteinen — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Galician: tridimensional — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • German: dreidimensional — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Greek: τρισδιάστατος (trisdiástatos) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Hungarian: térhatású — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Hungarian: háromdimenziós — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Manx: tree-howshanagh — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Manx: tree towshanagh — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Persian: سهبعدی (se-bo'di) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Polish: trójwymiarowy — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Portuguese: tridimensional — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Russian: трёхме́рный (trjoxmérnyj) — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Scottish Gaelic: trì-sheallach — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Spanish: tridimensional — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Swedish: tredimensionell — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Tagalog: tatluhing-sukod — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Turkish: üç boyutlu — having depth (or the illusion of depth) as well as height and width
  • Chinese Mandarin: 栩栩如生 (xǔxǔrúshēng) — lifelike
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逼真 (bīzhēn) — lifelike
  • Finnish: todellinen — lifelike
  • Finnish: elävä — lifelike
  • Hungarian: háromdimenziós — lifelike
  • Polish: trójwymiarowy — lifelike
  • Scottish Gaelic: trì-mheudach — lifelike
  • Scottish Gaelic: trì-sheallach — lifelike
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