3D

See also: 3d, 3ᵈ, and 3-D

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English

Alternative forms

• 3-D, 3 D, three-D
• (science fiction) three-dee, threedee

Adjective

3D (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of three-dimensional.

   Coordinate terms: 1D, 2D, 4D

Derived terms

• 3DNow!
• 3D print
• 3D printed
• 3D printer
• 3D printing

 

Translations

abbreviation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 3D (zh), 三維／三维 (zh) (sānwéi)

• French: 3D (fr)
• German: 3D (de), 3-D (de)
• Hungarian: 3D (hu)
• Polish: 3D (pl)
• Portuguese: 3D (pt)
• Russian: 3D (ru)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: 3Д

  Roman: 3D

• Swedish: 3D (sv)
• Welsh: 3D

Noun

3D (plural 3Ds)

1. (science fiction) A system capable of recording or displaying three-dimensional video.

   Synonym: tri-V

   • 1969, Dave Van Arnam, Starmind, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, page 14:

     No, the slightest imbalance there would have alarms flashing all over the room. Probably it was the fact that he knew the threedee was a little out of whack.

2. (science fiction) A three-dimensional video.

   Synonyms: trideo, tridim

   • 1955 January, Martin Lesser, “The Dictator”, in Imagination, volume 6, number 1, page 85:

     A man Ellaby's own size was sitting there, viewing a 3D. When he heard Ellaby at the door he got up.

References

• “3D”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “3D”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “three-D, adj.” under “three, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “D., adj.” under “D, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “three-D, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Chinese

Etymology

Partial calque of English 3D. From 三 (sān, “three”) + English 3D.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāndī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ di¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: 3D
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sandi
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-ti¹
    • Yale: sān-dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sandi
    • Palladius: саньди (sanʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ di¹
    • Yale: sāam dī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ di¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ di¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/

Adjective

3D

1. 3D; three-dimensional

Derived terms

• 3D打印 (sāndī dǎyìn)
• 3D打印機／3D打印机 (sāndī dǎyìnjī)
• 3D電影／3D电影

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

3D

1. Abbreviation of tredimensjonal.

Noun

3D ?

1. Abbreviation of tre dimensjonar (“three dimensions”).

References

• “3D” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.