two-dimensional
adjective
two-di·men·sion·al
ˈtü-də-ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)nəl 
also -dī-
1
: of, relating to, or having two dimensions
The most symmetric of the two-dimensional objects is the circle, because you can rotate it any amount and reflect it over any axis through its center, and it remains exactly the same …—
Tamara M. Davis
Tamara M. Davis… consider a piece of paper, a two-dimensional object. Crumple the paper up. The more tightly it's compressed, the more chaotic are its folds, and the closer the two-dimensional surface moves to becoming a three-dimensional solid.—John Briggs and F. David Peat
John Briggs and F. David Peat2
: lacking the illusion of depth : not three-dimensional
His violent, nakedly two-dimensional art can be difficult to capture in photographs, depending as it does in great measure on knotty textures and eccentric color schemes for effect.—Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly3
: lacking depth of characterization
two-dimensional characters
two-dimensionally
adverb
This guide … covers thoroughly and in-depth the process of representing the human form two-dimensionally on paper.
—Heather Halliday
Heather Halliday
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As the ensemble becomes increasingly drawn into the game and the virtual world takes up more space in their lives, the confines of a two-dimensional frame undercut the multi-dimensional potential of her concept.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Alternatively, since the fourth edition of the exhibition in 2023, artists can create their piece using a two-dimensional 20cm x 20cm canvas.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
These populists were not progressives, at least not in the juvenile two-dimensional conception of American politics.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Researchers there made two-dimensional sheets out of X-shaped monomers, which are the building blocks of polymers.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Alternatively, since the fourth edition of the exhibition in 2023, artists can create their piece using a two-dimensional 20cm x 20cm canvas.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
These populists were not progressives, at least not in the juvenile two-dimensional conception of American politics.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Researchers there made two-dimensional sheets out of X-shaped monomers, which are the building blocks of polymers.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-dimensional. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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