two-dimensional
Lacking spatial depth
Two-dimensional describes something having only length and width, lacking depth—existing on a flat plane.
A square is two-dimensional; a cube is not.
The term extends to fictional characters or real people who seem flat, lacking complexity or psychological depth: The villain was disappointingly two-dimensional.
Often shortened to 2D.
Winged flying vehicle
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- thinSmall in diameter
- laminaThin flat layer
layer · sheet · film · membrane · veneer · slab · disk · board
Lacking vertical variation
- shallowWithout much depth
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- cardboardRigid paper for containers
static · lifeless · unconvincing · stereotyped · one-note · paper-thin · formulaic · stock
Winged flying vehicle
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
- circleCurved closed shape
- squareRhombus with right angles
triangle · ellipse · rhombus · pentagon · hexagon · octagon · parallelogram · trapezoid
Curved closed shape
- squareRhombus with right angles
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
hexagon · octagon · ellipse · rhombus · trapezoid · parallelogram · quadrilateral · polygon
Marks forming a picture
- paintingPigment on canvas
- printTransfer text to paper
- photographImage from a camera
- illustrationPicture explaining something
graphic · poster · sketch · rendering · animation · pixel art · sprite · bitmap
Spatial representation of terrain
- atlasBound collection of charts
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- navigationDetermining position and course
longitude · latitude · projection · Mercator · terrain · contour · grid · scale
plane
Winged flying vehicle
lamina · layer · sheet · film · membrane · veneer · slab · disk · board · plate
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- shallowWithout much depth
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- superficialLacking depth or substance
cardboard · static · lifeless · unconvincing · stereotyped · one-note · paper-thin · formulaic · stock · wooden
plane
Winged flying vehicle
square · triangle · ellipse · rhombus · pentagon · hexagon · octagon · parallelogram · trapezoid · quadrilateral
circle
Curved closed shape
- squareRhombus with right angles
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
pentagon · hexagon · octagon · ellipse · rhombus · trapezoid · parallelogram · quadrilateral · polygon · diamond
drawing
Marks forming a picture
- paintingPigment on canvas
- printTransfer text to paper
- photographImage from a camera
illustration · graphic · poster · sketch · rendering · animation · pixel art · sprite · bitmap · raster
map
Spatial representation of terrain
- atlasBound collection of charts
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
navigation · longitude · latitude · projection · Mercator · terrain · contour · grid · scale · legend
- Simplificationsideal gas, frictionless, point source, rigid body, blackbody
- coordinate geometrycoordinate, coordinates, coordinate plane, coordinate grid, Cartesian plane
- dimensions2D, 3D, 4D, height, width
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
- surfacessurface, sphere, cone, torus, plane
two-dimensionalthree-dimensional
Having volume and depth
3D · cubic · volumetric · solid · one-dimensional
two-dimensionalthree-dimensional
Having volume and depth
multidimensional · complex · nuanced · well-rounded · layered
dimension, dimensions, twofold, dimensional, multidimensional, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, interdimensional, dimensionality