two-dimensional

See also: twodimensional

English

Alternative forms

• 2-dimensional, twodimensional

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. Existing in two dimensions.
   • 1983, Ellen Nevins, Encyclopedia of Computers and Electronics, page 108:

     Of course, it is impossible to show what a holograph is really like in a two dimensional picture such as this.

   • 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 provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     We show that in the two-dimensional case, every objective, isotropic and isochoric energy function which is rank-one convex on $\mathrm {GL} ^{+}(2)$ is already polyconvex on $\mathrm {GL} ^{+}(2)$.

2. (idiomatic) Not creating the illusion of depth; lacking detail or believability.

   a two-dimensional character in a play

Synonyms

• 2D, 2d
• bidimensional
• planar

Coordinate terms

• five-dimensional
• flat
• four-dimensional
• n-dimensional
• one-dimensional
• three-dimensional
• zero-dimensional

Derived terms

• quasi-two-dimensional
• two-dimensionally

Translations

existing in two dimensions

• Belarusian: двухме́рны (dvuxmjérny), двухвыме́рны (dvuxvymjérny)
• Catalan: en dues dimensions, bidimensional (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二維的 / 二维的 (zh) (èrwéi de)

• Czech: dvourozměrný (cs), dvojrozměrný (cs)
• Danish: todimensional (da)
• Esperanto: dudimensia
• Finnish: kaksiulotteinen (fi)
• French: bidimensionnel (fr)
• Galician: bidimensional
• Georgian: ორგანზომილებიანი (organzomilebiani)
• German: zweidimensional (de)
• Greek: δισδιάστατος (el) (disdiástatos)
• Hebrew: דו־ממדי (du-memadi)
• Italian: bidimensionale (it)
• Japanese: 二次元の (ja) (にじげんの, nijigen no)
• Korean: 이차원의 (ko) (ichawon-ui)
• Maori: ahurua
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: todimensjonal (no)

  Nynorsk: todimensjonal

• Persian: دوبعدی (do-bo'di)
• Polish: dwuwymiarowy (pl)
• Portuguese: bidimensional (pt)
• Romanian: bidimensional
• Russian: двуме́рный (ru) (dvumérnyj), двухме́рный (ru) (dvuxmérnyj), пло́ский (ru) (plóskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-mheudach
• Slovak: dvojrozmerný
• Spanish: bidimensional
• Swedish: tvådimensionell (sv)
• Tagalog: dadalwahing sukod
• Ukrainian: двови́мірний (dvovýmirnyj)

not creating the illusion of depth

• Esperanto: dudimensia
• Finnish: kaksiulotteinen (fi)
• German: zweidimensional (de)
• Hebrew: דו־ממדי (du-memadi), שטוח (he) (shatúakh)
• Polish: płytki (pl)
• Russian: двуме́рный (ru) (dvumérnyj), двухме́рный (ru) (dvuxmérnyj), пло́ский (ru) (plóskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-mheudach, dà-sheallach
• Spanish: superficial (es), plano (es)
• Swedish: platt (sv), tvådimensionell (sv)

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• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} bidimensional m or n