1.
three-dimensional object; solid body
A geometric shape or object that has depth in addition to height and width.
立体の模型を作った。
I made a three-dimensional model.
数学の授業で立体の体積を求めた。
In math class, we calculated the volume of a solid.
子どもたちが紙で立体を組み立てている。
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.
立体駐車場に車を停めた。
I parked the car in a multi-story parking garage.
立体映像で恐竜が目の前に現れた。
A dinosaur appeared right in front of me in 3D video.
この絵は立体的に見える工夫がされている。
This picture has been designed to look three-dimensional.
立体 means 'three-dimensional' or 'solid body,' contrasting with 平面 (flat, two-dimensional).
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 立体駐車場: multi-story parking garage
- 立体交差: overpass, grade separation
- 立体映画: 3D movie
- 立体音響: surround sound
- 立体図: three-dimensional diagram
FORMS:
- 立体の + noun: a 3D [thing] (立体の模型)
- 立体的な + noun: three-dimensional in quality (立体的な表現)
CONTRAST:
- 平面: flat, two-dimensional (opposite)
- 立体感: sense of three-dimensionality, depth