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one-dimensional Definition

one·-dimensional (wundə mens̸hə nəl)

adjective

having a single dominant aspect, quality, concern, etc. and hence narrow, limited, superficial, etc.

one-dimensional Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • subscript: Index A scalar or vector containing the one-dimensional subscripts to be converted.
  • manifold: We have developed such a method for computing one-dimensional unstable manifolds in delay systems.
  • stereotype: These people are far more than the one-dimensional stereotypes that could have filed out their roles.
  • spectra: One approach uses prior information from one-dimensional spectra to set up an array of selective radiofrequency pulses tuned to irradiate the key chemical sites.
  • villain: Despite one particularly gruesome bout of violence that we see in episode 3, Harry is more than a purely one-dimensional villain.
  • array: Collapse a multiple loop to a single loop by converting a multidimensional array to a one-dimensional array.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: But perhaps they have a somewhat one-dimensional view of me.
  • rather: The book remains a very convenient medium for the storage of text, despite its rather one-dimensional nature.
  • too: You do not want the whole story too one-dimensional.
  • so: Fortunately it is not so one-dimensional as not to have some quieter passages as well.
  • very: They're very one-dimensional lyrics that have little depth or imagination.
  • not: In general they can be of any dimension, not one-dimensional like the two examples given above.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: For all the delicious passes thrown out by Hodgson, England became increasingly one-dimensional after a confident start.