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3D

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a three-dimensional form or appearance

Example:

aren't dreams always in 3-D?

Synonyms:

3-D; 3D; three-D

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("3D" is a kind of...):

appearance (a mental representation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance

Synonyms:

3-D; 3D; three-D

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("3D" is a kind of...):

film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

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 Context examples: 

This alteration in amino acid sequence causes an alteration of the 3D protein structure in close vicinity to the active site that abolishes the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 2D6*7 protein.

(CYP2D6*7 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A public domain, binary file format that is used to record synchronized 3D and analog motion capture data.

(C3D Format, NCI Thesaurus)

Virtual reality in Medical Imaging is the technique of combining 3D DICOM image data sets produced by medical imaging equipment with extremely high-powered computer capabilities.

(Medical Imaging, Virtual Reality, NCI Thesaurus)

The 3D structure of the C2 domain of synaptotagmin has been reported, the domain forms an eight-stranded sandwich constructed around a conserved 4-stranded motif, designated a C2 key.

(C2 Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

An approach to modeling a protein structure based on an initial sequence alignment to a protein with a known 3D structure.

(Homology Modeling, NCI Thesaurus)

Cornell University researchers led by Christopher Hernandez used a 3D printer to manufacture bone-inspired material made from a urethane methacrylate polymer, then tested for its durability.

(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)

Fairen-Jimenez from the Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology leads research into advanced materials, with a particular focus on MOFs: self-assembling 3D compounds made of metallic and organic building blocks connected together.

(Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells, University of Cambridge)

It is generally referred to as simply 3D.

(PET Scanner 3D Mode, NCI Thesaurus)

Previously, similar laser techniques could only make two dimensional structures, and other methods for shrinking 3D objects were much slower and more difficult to perform in most labs.

(Researchers Use Laser to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

To reduce costs and accelerate manufacturing, fabrication of the stretchable sensor uses aerosol jet 3D printing.

(Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms, National Science Foundation)