two-dimensional

two-dimensional
two-dimensionality, n.two-dimensionally, adv.
/tooh"di men"sheuh nl, -duy-/, adj.
1. having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
2. (of a work of art) having its elements organized in terms of a flat surface, esp. emphasizing the vertical and horizontal character of the picture plane: the two-dimensional structure of a painting.
3. (in a literary work) shallow, unconvincing, or superficial in execution: a novel having two-dimensional characters.
[1895-1900]

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