two-dimensional
[too-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy-]
- having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- (of a work of art) having its elements organized in terms of a flat surface, especially emphasizing the vertical and horizontal character of the picture plane: the two-dimensional structure of a painting.
- (in a literary work) shallow, unconvincing, or superficial in execution: a novel having two-dimensional characters.
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Origin of two-dimensional
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Examples from the Web for two-dimensional
Contemporary Examples
In the past, her character has tended toward the two-dimensional: the chilly villainess.
Game of Thrones’ Ep. 5 'First of His Name' Recap: An Ode to the Women of WesterosAndrew Romano
May 5, 2014
Prince tries to avoid the two-dimensional in other areas as well.
She argued that these men and women were typically not psychopaths or two-dimensional monsters.
The two-dimensional photograph becomes 3-D where the artist has constructed a little ledge with rocks.
Sometimes the flowers multiplied in shades of persimmon or turned into two-dimensional appliqué.
Historical Examples
Flat, two-dimensional slices of reality, without depth or motion.
Vanishing PointC.C. Beck
Now we take an example of a two-dimensional continuum which is finite, but unbounded.
Sidelights on RelativityAlbert Einstein
The two-dimensional geometries of Riemann and Lobachevski are thus correlated to the Euclidean geometry.
The images of external objects are painted on the retina, which is a two-dimensional canvas; they are perspectives.
For this purpose we will first give our attention once more to the geometry of two-dimensional spherical surfaces.
Sidelights on RelativityAlbert Einstein
two-dimensional
- of, having, or relating to two dimensions, usually describable in terms of length and breadth or length and height
- lying on a plane; having an area but not enclosing any volume
- lacking in depth, as characters in a literary work
- (of painting or drawing) lacking the characteristics of form or depth
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