one-dimensionaladj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌndʌɪˈmɛnʃn̩(ə)l/,

/ˌwʌndʌɪˈmɛnʃən(ə)l/,

/ˌwʌndᵻˈmɛnʃn̩əl/,

/ˌwʌndᵻˈmɛnʃənəl/, U.S.

/ˌwəndəˈmɛn(t)ʃən(ə)l/,

/ˌwəndəˈmɛn(t)ʃn(ə)l/,

/ˌwənˌdaɪˈmɛn(t)ʃən(ə)l/,

/ˌwənˌdaɪˈmɛn(t)ʃn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., dimensional adj.

Etymology: < one adj. + dimensional adj.

1. Having or relating to a single dimension.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > of one dimension

one-dimensional1876

unidimensional1883

monodimensional1910

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [adjective] > of dimensions > of specific number of

tri-dimensional1858

four-dimensional1866

one-dimensional1876

three-dimensional1878

four-dimensioned1880

two-dimensional1883

two-dimensioned1885

1876 Philos. Trans. 1875 (Royal Soc.) 165 687 For greater clearness we may consider the point as moving along a continuous curve (one-dimensional locus).

1883 American 7 75 We can, I think, conceive of space as being two or even one dimensional.

1909 W. M. Urban Valuation iii. 57 All these differences are reducible to differences in intensity and duration of a one-dimensional continuum, pleasantness–unpleasantness.

1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity ix. 153 History was seen as a one-dimensional continuum.

1964 Philos. Rev. 73 497 A proposition is a linear or one-dimensional structure.

1984 L. Solymar Lect. on Electromagn. Theory (rev. ed.) (BNC) 65 We can reduce the problem to a one-dimensional one by claiming that the plates are infinitely large.

2000 J. Griffiths Grip on Thin Air 44 Even the trace-marks Of the stairs are one-Dimensional as an unravelled Palimpsest.

2. figurative. Esp. of an individual or his or her personality: superficial, lacking in range or depth.

ΚΠ

1923 Life 1 Mar. 18/1 Cyril Keightley goes back to his sensible but one-dimensional wife (Katharine Emmett).

1934 N. Coward Mothers & Wives in B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics (1998) 172/1 Though intelligent, we hope Our imaginative scope When all is said and done Is one-dimensional.

1958 M. Kennedy Outlaws on Parnassus ix. 141 Daniel..is as one-dimensional to her as Klesmer was.

1970 Nature 24 Oct. 387/2 The one dimensional ‘technological fixes’ that society has so far provided to solve its problems.

2002 Hotdog Feb. 83/2 Her boyfriend's..a lying cad, her friends one-dimensional potty-mouths and her life is purloined from Jane Austen, but who cares when there's vodka and Chaka Khan.

Derivatives

one-dimensioˈnality n. the quality of being one-dimensional.

ΚΠ

1892 Mind 1 521 In the discussion of the text it is sought to give a formulation of one-dimensionality in which the general notion of relation and converse relation is substituted for that of greater and less difference.

1951 S. F. Nadel Found. Social Anthropol. v. 90 In the order of groupings we find no exactly equivalent instances of ‘one-dimensionality’.

2000 P. Rosenthal Poets' Jesus v. 92 He draws on all the cultural myths and histories he can get hold of, refusing to restrict any to one-dimensionality or stereotype.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-dimensional
释义	one-dimensionaladj. Brit. /ˌwʌndʌɪˈmɛnʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌwʌndʌɪˈmɛnʃən(ə)l/, /ˌwʌndᵻˈmɛnʃn̩əl/, /ˌwʌndᵻˈmɛnʃənəl/, U.S. /ˌwəndəˈmɛn(t)ʃən(ə)l/, /ˌwəndəˈmɛn(t)ʃn(ə)l/, /ˌwənˌdaɪˈmɛn(t)ʃən(ə)l/, /ˌwənˌdaɪˈmɛn(t)ʃn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., dimensional adj. Etymology: < one adj. + dimensional adj. 1. Having or relating to a single dimension. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [adjective] > of one dimension one-dimensional1876 unidimensional1883 monodimensional1910 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [adjective] > of dimensions > of specific number of tri-dimensional1858 four-dimensional1866 one-dimensional1876 three-dimensional1878 four-dimensioned1880 two-dimensional1883 two-dimensioned1885 1876 Philos. Trans. 1875 (Royal Soc.) 165 687 For greater clearness we may consider the point as moving along a continuous curve (one-dimensional locus). 1883 American 7 75 We can, I think, conceive of space as being two or even one dimensional. 1909 W. M. Urban Valuation iii. 57 All these differences are reducible to differences in intensity and duration of a one-dimensional continuum, pleasantness–unpleasantness. 1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity ix. 153 History was seen as a one-dimensional continuum. 1964 Philos. Rev. 73 497 A proposition is a linear or one-dimensional structure. 1984 L. Solymar Lect. on Electromagn. Theory (rev. ed.) (BNC) 65 We can reduce the problem to a one-dimensional one by claiming that the plates are infinitely large. 2000 J. Griffiths Grip on Thin Air 44 Even the trace-marks Of the stairs are one-Dimensional as an unravelled Palimpsest. 2. figurative. Esp. of an individual or his or her personality: superficial, lacking in range or depth. ΚΠ 1923 Life 1 Mar. 18/1 Cyril Keightley goes back to his sensible but one-dimensional wife (Katharine Emmett). 1934 N. Coward Mothers & Wives in B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics (1998) 172/1 Though intelligent, we hope Our imaginative scope When all is said and done Is one-dimensional. 1958 M. Kennedy Outlaws on Parnassus ix. 141 Daniel..is as one-dimensional to her as Klesmer was. 1970 Nature 24 Oct. 387/2 The one dimensional ‘technological fixes’ that society has so far provided to solve its problems. 2002 Hotdog Feb. 83/2 Her boyfriend's..a lying cad, her friends one-dimensional potty-mouths and her life is purloined from Jane Austen, but who cares when there's vodka and Chaka Khan. Derivatives one-dimensioˈnality n. the quality of being one-dimensional. ΚΠ 1892 Mind 1 521 In the discussion of the text it is sought to give a formulation of one-dimensionality in which the general notion of relation and converse relation is substituted for that of greater and less difference. 1951 S. F. Nadel Found. Social Anthropol. v. 90 In the order of groupings we find no exactly equivalent instances of ‘one-dimensionality’. 2000 P. Rosenthal Poets' Jesus v. 92 He draws on all the cultural myths and histories he can get hold of, refusing to restrict any to one-dimensionality or stereotype. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1876
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