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Vinony

3D printing

noun

  1. a printing process that involves making three-dimensional objects from digital models by applying many thin layers of quick-drying material on top of each other
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. The manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.
  2. The manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. present participle and gerund of 3D print