three-dimensional coordinate

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three-dimensional
adjective
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/ˌθriː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌθriː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/
having or appearing to have three dimensions (= length, width, and height) and therefore ...
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coordinate
noun
uk
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/
one of a pair of numbers and/or letters that show the exact position of a point on a map ...
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A virtual cylinder is calculated by a computer in athree-dimensionalcoordinatesystem and projected onto the four monitors.
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He discovers that the accompanying non-hieroglyphic symbols are star constellations used in athree-dimensionalcoordinatesystem.
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Instructional use was made of projected vectograph slides illustratingthree-dimensionalcoordinatesystems.
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Again, there is an ambiguity caused by projecting thethree-dimensionalcoordinatesystem into the plane.
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However, as is shown in the illustrations below, what is actually being suggested is that length seems to be invariant in athree-dimensionalcoordinatesystem.
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The vertex table consists ofthree-dimensionalcoordinatevalues for each vertex with reference to the origin, while the edge table specifies the start and end vertices for each edge.
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The three-dimensional coordinates are projected over the bi-dimensional reference system of the cameras of the stereohead.
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Space flight simulators use flight dynamics in a free environment; this free environment lets the spacecraft move within thethree-dimensionalcoordinatesystem or the x, y, and z (applicate) axis.
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More formally, such coordinates can be obtained from three-dimensional coordinates using the artifice of a map projection.
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The resulting error from the upwind differencing scheme has a diffusion-like appearance in two- or three-dimensional co-ordinate systems and is referred as false diffusion.
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The gamemaster was expected to generate a random star-map on graph paper, using three-dimensional coordinates.
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A system for human motion analysis measures the three-dimensional coordinates of these markers and the enclosed volume is computed by connecting the points to form triangles.
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Data included in protein structure databases often includes three-dimensional coordinates as well as experimental information, such as unit cell dimensions and angles for x-ray crystallography determined structures.
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