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THREE-DIMENSIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions
Synonyms:
cubic; three-dimensional
Classified under:
Similar:
blockish; blocky (resembling a block in shape)
box-shaped; boxlike; boxy (resembling a box in rectangularity)
brick-shaped (shaped like a brick)
cube-shaped; cubelike; cubical; cubiform; cuboid; cuboidal (shaped like a cube)
isometric (of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles)
solid (having three dimensions)
Attribute:
cubicity (the property of resembling a cube)
Derivation:
three-dimensionality (the property of having three dimensions)
Sense 2
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:
Similar:
multidimensional (having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects)
Context examples:
The suspensions are then imaged with electrons to obtain molecular images that are averaged together to discern a three-dimensional (3D) protein structure.
(Near-atomic resolution of protein structure by electron microscopy holds promise for drug discovery, NIH)
Such orientations reveal a galaxy’s flowing arms and bright core in beautiful detail, but make it difficult to get any sense of a three-dimensional shape.
(A Galaxy on the Edge, ESO)
A group of astronomers from Australia and China have built their “intuitive and accurate three-dimensional picture” by mapping the so-called “classical Cepheids.”
(Scientists Say Milky Way Is Warped & Twisted Not Flat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A procedure that uses infrared light waves to give three-dimensional (3-D) pictures of structures inside tissues and organs.
(OCT, NCI Dictionary)
Molecular imaging typically includes two- or three-dimensional imaging as well as quantification over time.
(Molecular Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)
This system provides a three-dimensional portrayal of the heart and uses mathematical and fixed coefficients for each lead.
(Lead Placement EASI Dower Transformation, NCI Thesaurus)
Process by which a nucleic acid macromolecule assumes an energetically favorable three-dimensional conformation as a result of intrinsic and extrinsic atomic physical forces.
(Nucleic Acid Folding, NCI Thesaurus)
The new ALMA data are not just a single image; ALMA produces a three-dimensional dataset (a data cube) with each slice being observed at a slightly different wavelength.
(Ageing Star Blows Off Smoky Bubble, ESO)
The new model was based on data collected during Juno's first eight science passes of Jupiter using its magnetometer, an instrument capable of generating a detailed three-dimensional map of the magnetic field.
(NASA's Juno Finds Changes in Jupiter's Magnetic Field, NASA)
The mineralized osseous tissue that gives rigidity to the bones and forms its honeycomb-like three-dimensional internal structure.
(Bone Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
