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