unidimensional

adjective

uni·​di·​men·​sion·​al
ˌyü-ni-də-ˈmench-nəl,
-ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)nᵊl How to pronounce unidimensional (audio)
 also  -ˌdī-
unidimensionality noun

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For a digital computer, time is thin, unidimensional, and abstracted away from its thermodynamic arrow. Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 One way or another, in the later stages, intensive growth is replaced by extensive growth, and even the most stubbornly unidimensional products begin to acquire additional features. Igor Ryabenkiy, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Pandemic preparedness is not unidimensional. Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 This process washes away much of the nuance produced by the various nectar sources into a sea of sugary, unidimensional syrup. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020 At the same time, the partial visibility makes a small space feel less claustrophobic and unidimensional than solid cabinet doors. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2019 Her husband, Jonathan, who handles narration every third chapter, is more unidimensional, or at least curiously edgeless. New York Times, 3 Oct. 2019 This epochal persona was more adventurer and scientist than the rather unidimensional figure who beams down from the wall of every government office in India. Rajni Bakshi, Quartz India, 1 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unidimensional was in 1883

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“Unidimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidimensional. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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