Dictionary

one-dimensional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Having length, but no width, height or depth.
   • A straight line is one-dimensional.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable, usually) Lacking depth or believability; flat.
   • one-dimensional characters
   • Such one-dimensional characters have always existed in the theatre along with more recognizably human characters. 1972, Hardie Albright, Stage direction in transition:
   • In contrast to this are the flat, one-dimensional characters found in fables. 1999, Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez, Connecting with traditional literature:
3. (figuratively, not-comparable, usually) Lacking personal depth and substance; conceited, vain, shallow, superficial.

Forms

Coordinates

two-dimensional · zero-dimensional · four-dimensional · n-dimensional · five-dimensional · three-dimensional

Deriveds

quasi-one-dimensional · one-dimensionally

Translations (28)

pl jednowymiarowy (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · tl iisahing sukod (having length, but no width, height or depth) · pl jednowymiarowy (having length, but no width, height or depth) · nn eindimensjonal (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · nb endimensjonal (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · nn eindimensjonal (having length, but no width, height or depth) · cmn 扁平 (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · fi yksiulotteinen (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ko 영차원의 (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ja 一次元の (having length, but no width, height or depth) · sv endimensionell (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ka ერთგანზომილებიანი (having length, but no width, height or depth) · de eindimensional (having length, but no width, height or depth) · cs jednorozměrný (having length, but no width, height or depth) · sv endimensionell (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · de eindimensional (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · es unidimensional (having length, but no width, height or depth) · cmn 單維 /单维 (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · gl unidimensional (having length, but no width, height or depth) · it unidimensionale (having length, but no width, height or depth) · cmn 一維的 /一维的 (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ga aontoiseach (having length, but no width, height or depth) · nb endimensjonal (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ka ერთგანზომილებიანი (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) · pt unidimensional (having length, but no width, height or depth) · hu egydimenziós (having length, but no width, height or depth) · mi ahutahi (having length, but no width, height or depth) · ro unidimensional (having length, but no width, height or depth)