tri-V

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See also: triv, tri-v, and Tri-V

English

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Etymology

From tri- +‎ TV.

Noun

tri-V (plural not attested)

  1. (science fiction) A system capable of recording or displaying three-dimensional video.
    Synonyms: tri-vid, tri-D, trideo, tridim, threevee
    • 1999, Amy Thomson, Through Alien Eyes, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 85:
      Moki and Ukatonen weren't supposed to go out without Eerin or Analin, so they spent most of the day watching the Tri-V or listening to Analin and Eerin talk about them. It was fun at first, seeing themselves on the Tri-V, but they only showed the same few pictures and words.

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