one-dimensional
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dɪˈmɛn adjective
1.
having one dimension only.
2.
having no depth or scope: a novel with one-dimensional characters.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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| one-dimensional | |
adjective | |
| 1. | relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"- Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters" [syn: unidimensional] [ant: multidimensional] |
| 2. | of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement" [syn: linear] [ant: planar, cubic] |
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One-dimensional
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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But as one-dimensional chains, proteins are useless.
But it isn't quite as easy or as one-dimensional as it might appear.
More difficult to manage than the traditional one-dimensional sending in of troops though.
Such things happen rather easily with one-dimensional characters.
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