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one-dimensional

one-di·men·sion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wuhn-di-men-shuh-nl]
    • /wʌn də-ˈmen(t)-shən also dī-/
    • /wʌn -daɪ.men.ʃən.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhn-di-men-shuh-nl]
    • /wʌn də-ˈmen(t)-shən also dī-/

Definitions of one-dimensional word

  • adjective one-dimensional having one dimension only. 1
  • adjective one-dimensional having no depth or scope: a novel with one-dimensional characters. 1
  • adjective one-dimensional having only one dimension and therefore showing only linear information such as length or width or height 0
  • adjective one-dimensional having a single focus; narrow and superficial 0
  • adjective one-dimensional having a single dominant aspect, quality, concern, etc. and hence narrow, limited, superficial, etc. 0

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Origin of one-dimensional

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for One-dimensional

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

one-dimensional popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

one-dimensional usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for one-dimensional

adj one-dimensional

  • flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.

adjective one-dimensional

  • depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless

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