3d

noun

thruppence, threepence, a coin valuing three pennies

Meanings

3d1

adjective3d (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of three-dimensional.

    Synonyms: 3D, 3-D

  2. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of 3rd.
noun
  1. thruppence, threepence, a coin valuing three pennies

3D2

adjective3D (not comparable)

alternative 3-D · alternative 3 D · alternative three-D · alternative three-dee · alternative threedee

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of three-dimensional.

    Listings with a 3D tour also garnered more interest, drawing 66% more visitors and 90% more saves in April than those without.

    2020 June 26, Anna Bahney, “These people bought homes without ever stepping inside”, in CNN Business
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    And this is where the larger problem lies: when states try to enforce impossible bans, everyone loses. 3D printing farragoes have all the hallmarks of the absolute worst kind of ineffectual ban: one which encourages overly draconian laws that carry huge side effects, and that ultimately to have little to no effect.

    2013 May 10, James Ball, “US government attempts to stifle 3D-printer gun designs will ultimately fail”, in The Guardian
  2. not comparableslanglifestyleIn real life, as opposed to in an anime.
noun3D (plural 3Ds)

plural 3Ds · alternative 3-D · alternative 3 D · alternative three-D · alternative three-dee · alternative threedee

  1. literatureA system capable of recording or displaying three-dimensional video.

    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.

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

    Synonyms: tri-V

  2. literatureA three-dimensional video.

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

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

    Synonyms: trideo, tridim

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system capable of recording or displaying three-dimensional video.

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nounA three-dimensional video.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance

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nounhaving a three-dimensional form or appearance

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 3D, 三維 /三维
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French 3D
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German 3D, 3-D
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Hungarian 3D
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Polish 3D
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Portuguese 3D
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Russian 3D
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Swedish 3D
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Welsh 3D
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APA

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MLA

“3d.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/3d. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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