(りったいかん)

りったいかん
noun
three-dimensionality; sense of depth; volume
1. three-dimensionality; sense of depth; volume
the visual or tactile impression that something has depth and dimension rather than being flat; the quality of appearing three-dimensional
この()立体感(りったいかん)がある。
This painting has a sense of depth.
(かげ)をつけると立体感(りったいかん)()る。
Adding shadows creates a sense of three-dimensionality.
このメイクは(かお)立体感(りったいかん)(あた)えるテクニックだ。
This makeup technique gives the face a sense of dimension.
写真(しゃしん)立体感(りったいかん)()すには(ひかり)(かげ)のバランスが大切(たいせつ)だ。
To create a sense of depth in photographs, the balance of light and shadow is important.

A common term in art, design, photography, cosmetics, and hairstyling. Describes the quality that makes flat representations appear three-dimensional, or that gives physical objects a pleasing sense of volume and depth.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 立体感(りったいかん)がある: to have depth/dimension
  • 立体感(りったいかん)()す: to create a sense of depth
  • 立体感(りったいかん)(あた)える: to give dimension
  • 立体感(りったいかん)のある髪型(かみがた): hairstyle with volume
  • 立体感(りったいかん)のある(): painting with depth

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 奥行(おくゆ)き: depth — physical depth or the impression of depth in space
  • 臨場感(りんじょうかん): sense of being there, presence — the feeling of being immersed in a scene
  • 立体(りったい): three-dimensional — the base noun describing 3D objects themselves

ETYMOLOGY:
Composed of 立体(りったい) (three-dimensional body) + (かん) (feeling, sense).