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3D printing

or 3-D printing

[ three-dee prin-ting ]

noun

Computers.
  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of 3D printing1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences

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Mitchell Barnes runs a 3D printing company in Warwickshire, designing and manufacturing parts for the automotive industry.

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Loubani is the founder of Glia, which designs low-cost, locally-produced alternatives to inaccessible and proprietary medical technology using 3D printing and other innovations around the world, in addition to staffing medical clinics and bringing foreign medical delegations into Gaza.

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After 14 months they were finally preparing to restart 3D printing when Qaradaya spoke with Salon in December.

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While 3D printing spheroids offers a viable solution to producing the necessary density, researchers have been limited by the lack of scalable techniques.

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An Oregon State University researcher has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials that are likened to muscles, opening the door for improved applications in robotics as well as biomedical and energy devices.

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