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3D printing

3D printing noun: the manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models. Also the present participle and gerund of 3D print.

Noun

3D printing (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.
    1. (sometimes, specifically) Such manufacture that uses thermoplastics.

Also used as

3D printing is also the present participle and gerund of 3D print.

3D printing meaning in Hindi

3D printing in Hindi

manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects
त्रिविम मुद्रण trivim mudraṇ

Synonyms of 3D printing

Origin of 3D printing

The narrower sense was the earliest sense, at a time when its referent was the only commercialized type (late 20th century). The broader sense has since eclipsed the narrower one.

Questions about 3D printing

What does 3D printing mean?
3D printing means the manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.
What is 3D printing in Hindi?
3D printing in Hindi is त्रिविम मुद्रण (trivim mudraṇ). See 3D printing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is 3D printing?
3D printing is a noun.

Words near 3D printing in the dictionary

  1. 3D pens
  2. 3D print
  3. 3D printed
  4. 3D printer
  5. 3D printers
  6. 3D printing
  7. 3D prints
  8. 3D scanner
  9. 3D scanners
  10. 3D ultrasound
  11. 3D ultrasounds

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