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two-dimensional

two-dimensional adjective: existing in two dimensions.

Adjective

two-dimensional (not generally comparable, comparative more two-dimensional, superlative most two-dimensional)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Existing in two dimensions.
    • Of course, it is impossible to show what a holograph is really like in a two dimensional picture such as this.1983, Ellen Nevins, Encyclopedia of Computers and Electronics, page 108
    • We show that in the two-dimensional case, every objective, isotropic and isochoric energy function which is rank-one convex on #92;mathrm#123;GL#125;#43;(2) is already polyconvex on #92;mathrm#123;GL#125;#43;(2).2015, Robert J. Martin, Ionel-Dumitrel Ghiba, Patrizio Neff, “Rank-one convexity implies polyconvexity for isotropic, objective and isochoric elastic energies in the two-dimensional case”, in (Please...
  2. (idiomatic, not comparable, usually) Not creating the illusion of depth; lacking detail or believability.
    • a two-dimensional character in a play

two-dimensional meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian

two-dimensional in Tamil

இரு கண

two-dimensional in Tagalog

existing in two dimensions
dadalwahing sukod

two-dimensional in Persian

existing in two dimensions
دوبعدی do-bo'di

Synonyms of two-dimensional

Forms of two-dimensional

comparativemore two-dimensional
superlativemost two-dimensional
alternative form2-dimensional
alternative formtwodimensional

Words formed from two-dimensional

Questions about two-dimensional

What does two-dimensional mean?
Two-dimensional means existing in two dimensions.
What is two-dimensional in Tamil?
Two-dimensional in Tamil is இரு கண. See Two-dimensional meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is two-dimensional?
Two-dimensional is an adjective.

Words near two-dimensional in the dictionary

  1. two-by-fours
  2. two-cycle
  3. two-cylinder
  4. two-decker
  5. two-deckers
  6. two-dimensional
  7. two-dimensionally
  8. two-dish rice
  9. two-dollar shop
  10. two-dollar word
  11. two-dollar words

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Adapted from Wiktionary: two-dimensional (page history and authors); two-dimensional (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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