Pronunciation: ' thr ē -d ə - ' mench-n ə l, - ' men(t)-sh ə -n ə l also -d ī -
Function: adjective
Date: 1872
1 : of, relating to, or having three dimensions
2 : giving the illusion of depth or varying distances ― used especially of an image or a pictorial representation on a two-dimensional medium when this illusion is enhanced by stereoscopic means
3 : describing or being described in well-rounded completeness <a three-dimensional analysis of multiple historical processes ― L. L. Snyder>
4 : true to life : LIFELIKE
– three-di · men · sion · al · i · ty \ - ˌ men(t)-sh ə - ' na-l ə -t ē \ noun