3D printing

noun — 2 senses

3D printing

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

Sometimes, Specifically Such manufacture that uses thermoplastics.

Related terms
3D printer

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