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THREE-D

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 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 ("three-D" 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 ("three-D" 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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

they shot the movie in three-D

Synonyms:

3-dimensional; third-dimensional; three-d; three-dimensional

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

multidimensional (having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects)

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