2D

Or 2-D

[too-dee]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or representing something in two dimensions; two-dimensional.

   2D computer graphics.

noun

1. a two-dimensional form or appearance.

   The theater is showing that film in 2D and in 3D.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 2D¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Whether he was making a 3D sculpture to stand on the floor, a 2D painting to hang on the wall, or a 3D sculpture attached to a wall like an ancient frieze, he managed the same uncanny result — objects where the purely visual and the utterly physical demand equal time.

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"This discovery is just the beginning -- it opens a path to explore many other hidden quantum states in 2D materials."

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The paper "Millisecond lifetimes and coherence times in 2D transmon qubits" was published in Nature on Nov. 5.

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"In our study, we determined which 'quantum knobs' to turn to trigger this phase transition and achieve a generalized Wigner crystal, which uses a 2D moiré system and allows different crystalline shapes to form, like stripes or honeycomb crystals, unlike traditional Wigner crystals that only show a triangular lattice crystal," Changlani said.

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The team's earlier 2D map used a single color of light.

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