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two-dimensional

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌtwo-diˈmensional ●○○ adjective  1 HMFLATflat 二维的,平面的 a two-dimensional shape 平面形状2. ACHARACTER/PERSONALITYa two-dimensional character in a book, play etc does not seem like a real person 〔书本、剧中等的人物〕描写没有深度的,没有真实感的
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two-dimensionalFor example, two-dimensional animals living on a one-dimensional earth would have to climb over each other in order to get past each other.a two-dimensional drawingThe mean velocity also varies vertically, and we shall confine attention to two-dimensional flow.These two-dimensional planes cutting through nine-dimensional genetic space give some feeling for what it means to walk through Biomorph Land.To see why, think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe with pebbles stuck to it to represent the galaxies.Think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe.Figure 3.1 shows one two-dimensional surface, a spherical surface; and Fig. 3.2 shows another, a cylindrical surface.Figure 21.5 shows its distribution in a two-dimensional wake.These artists manipulate paper pulp to make sculptures, reliefs, embossed and two-dimensional work.
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two-dimensional
ˌtwo-diˈmensional adjective
1. flat:
    a two-dimensional shape
2. a two-dimensional character in a book, play etc does not seem like a real person


two-dimension·alBrE /ˌtuː daɪˈmenʃənl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtuː daɪˈmenʃənl/ 🔊BrE /ˌtuː dɪˈmenʃənl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtuː dɪˈmenʃənl/ 🔊 adjectiveflat; having no depth; appearing to have only two dimensions 平面的;无深度的;二度空间的;二维的a two-dimensional drawing平面图(figurative) The novel was criticized for its two-dimensional characters (= that did not seem like real people). 这部小说因人物缺乏深度而受到批评。🔊🔊