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Recent Examples of two-dimensional
Now, Gorman says, the team can design a quantum twin for almost any two-dimensional problem.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
More modern analytical methods (such as two-dimensional gas chromatography and Raman spectroscopy) are now being used to profile and differentiate dragon’s blood resins from different species.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Since the rhino is a two-dimensional surface that lives in three-dimensional space, the mathematicians had expected these lines to carve out paths throughout 3D space as well.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
More modern analytical methods (such as two-dimensional gas chromatography and Raman spectroscopy) are now being used to profile and differentiate dragon’s blood resins from different species.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Since the rhino is a two-dimensional surface that lives in three-dimensional space, the mathematicians had expected these lines to carve out paths throughout 3D space as well.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-dimensional
Adjective
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The company’s focus on efficient and autonomous ship manufacturing and mature supply chain enables high volume, low cost delivery of commercial and defense maritime vehicles, in surface and sub-surface environments (currently 95% of commercial ship-building occurs in Asia).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mura’s research team suggests that the sub-surface and mantle of Io may be like a sponge, in the sense that it is filled with pores filled with magma.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In her closing argument, Wanzenberg repeatedly noted that Mahdee received more than 40 stab wounds, and Vargas had three superficial cuts on his arm.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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But all the wounds were superficial.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-dimensional. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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