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two-dimensional

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Existing in two dimensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not creating the illusion of depth; lacking detail or believability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable, usually

Examples

  • a two-dimensional character in a play

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

involving two dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: planar

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a film with two-dimensional characters
  • a flat two-dimensional painting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 2-dimensional, flat

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: двухме́рны (dvuxmjérny) — existing in two dimensions
  • Belarusian: двухвыме́рны (dvuxvymjérny) — existing in two dimensions
  • Catalan: en dues dimensions — existing in two dimensions
  • Catalan: bidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二維的 /二维的 (èrwéi de) — existing in two dimensions
  • Czech: dvourozměrný — existing in two dimensions
  • Czech: dvojrozměrný — existing in two dimensions
  • Danish: todimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Esperanto: dudimensia — existing in two dimensions
  • Finnish: kaksiulotteinen — existing in two dimensions
  • French: bidimensionnel — existing in two dimensions
  • Galician: bidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Georgian: ორგანზომილებიანი (organzomilebiani) — existing in two dimensions
  • German: zweidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Greek: δισδιάστατος (disdiástatos) — existing in two dimensions
  • Hebrew: דו־ממדי (du-memadi) — existing in two dimensions
  • Italian: bidimensionale — existing in two dimensions
  • Japanese: 二次元の (nijigen no) — existing in two dimensions
  • Korean: 이차원의 (ichawon-ui) — existing in two dimensions
  • Latin: bidīmēnsiōnālis — existing in two dimensions
  • Māori: ahurua — existing in two dimensions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: todimensjonal — existing in two dimensions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: todimensjonal — existing in two dimensions
  • Persian: دوبعدی (do-bo'di) — existing in two dimensions
  • Polish: dwuwymiarowy — existing in two dimensions
  • Portuguese: bidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Romanian: bidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Russian: двуме́рный (dvumérnyj) — existing in two dimensions
  • Russian: двухме́рный (dvuxmérnyj) — existing in two dimensions
  • Russian: пло́ский (plóskij) — existing in two dimensions
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-mheudach — existing in two dimensions
  • Slovak: dvojrozmerný — existing in two dimensions
  • Spanish: bidimensional — existing in two dimensions
  • Swedish: tvådimensionell — existing in two dimensions
  • Tagalog: dadalwahing sukod — existing in two dimensions
  • Ukrainian: двови́мірний (dvovýmirnyj) — existing in two dimensions
  • Esperanto: dudimensia — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Finnish: kaksiulotteinen — not creating the illusion of depth
  • German: zweidimensional — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Hebrew: דו־ממדי (du-memadi) — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Hebrew: שטוח (shatúakh) — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Polish: płytki — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Russian: двуме́рный (dvumérnyj) — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Russian: двухме́рный (dvuxmérnyj) — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Russian: пло́ский (plóskij) — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-mheudach — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-sheallach — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Spanish: superficial — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Spanish: plano — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Swedish: platt — not creating the illusion of depth
  • Swedish: tvådimensionell — not creating the illusion of depth
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