立体(りったい)

りったい
noun, no-adjective
three-dimensional; solid body
1. three-dimensional object; solid body
A geometric shape or object that has depth in addition to height and width.
立体(りったい)の模型(もけい)を作(つく)った。
I made a three-dimensional model.
In math class, we calculated the volume of a solid.
子(こ)どもたちが紙(かみ)で立体(りったい)を組(く)み立(た)てている。
The children are assembling three-dimensional shapes out of paper.
2. three-dimensional; stereoscopic
Used as a modifier to describe things that have or create a sense of three-dimensionality.
立体(りったい)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)に車(くるま)を停(と)めた。
I parked the car in a multi-story parking garage.
A dinosaur appeared right in front of me in 3D video.
This picture has been designed to look three-dimensional.

立体(りったい) means 'three-dimensional' or 'solid body,' contrasting with 平面(へいめん) (flat, two-dimensional).

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  • 平面(へいめん): flat, two-dimensional (opposite)
  • 立体(りったい)感(かん): sense of three-dimensionality, depth