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3D animation

or 3-D an·i·ma·tion

[ three-dee-an-uh-mey-shuhn ]
/ ˈθriˈdi ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /
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noun Digital Technology, Graphic Arts.
animation, or a product of animation, created when three-dimensional computer models or objects are rapidly sequenced to create the illusion of lifelike motion, as in some computer animation.
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Origin of 3D animation

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby 3D animation

30-dash, 3.5G, 38, 38th parallel, 3D, 3D animation, 3D printer, 3D printing, 3G, 3H, 401(k)
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