two-dimensional

[ too-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy- ]

/ ˈtu dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl, -daɪ- /

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Definition of two-dimensional

adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM two-dimensional

two-di·men·sion·al·i·ty, nountwo-di·men·sion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby two-dimensional

two-carbon fragment, twoccing, two cents, two-color, two-cycle, two-dimensional, two-edged, two-faced, two-family house, twofer, two-fisted

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How to use two-dimensional in a sentence

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
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If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
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Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
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But no more so than the Sodexo building maintenance man or the two cops who were also killed in the crossfire.
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France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday.
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The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
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On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
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The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
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"The Smoker," and "Mother and Daughter," a triptych, are two of her principal pictures.
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The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.
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British Dictionary definitions for two-dimensional

two-dimensional

adjective

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

Derived forms of two-dimensional

two-dimensionality, nountwo-dimensionally, adverb

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