2D

See also: 2d, 2ᵈ, and 2-D

English

Adjective

2D (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of two-dimensional.
    Coordinate terms: 1D, 3D, 4D
  2. (fandom slang) In an anime, as opposed to real life.
    Coordinate term: 3D
    2D food always looks so delicious.

Norwegian Bokmål

A two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁

First attested in 1983[1].

Internationalism; see 2D (“two-dimensional”). In Norwegian, it is an abbreviation of to dimensjoner (“two dimensions”); it is also used as an abbreviation of todimensjonal (“two-dimensional”).[2]

The numeral to (“two”), represented by the digit 2, derives from Old Norse tvá (“two”), the accusative of tveir (“two”),[3] from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).[4]

The noun dimensjon (“dimension”), represented by the letter D, derives from Latin dīmēnsiō (“measurement, dimension”), a verbal noun of Latin dīmētior (“to measure out”), formed from dis- (“apart”) and mētior (“to measure”).[5] The latter is derived from Proto-Italic *mēti- (“measurement”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-ti- (“measurement”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *meh₁- (“to measure”).[6]

Parallel international abbreviations include Norwegian Nynorsk 2D, Danish 2D, Swedish 2D, German 2D, French 2D and English 2D (“2D”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ˈtuː.deː/, [ˈtûː.děː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Hyphenation: 2D

Noun

2D m (definite singular 2D-en)

  1. two dimensions; the state or format of being represented in two dimensions
    Kartet vises i 2D. ― The map is displayed in 2D.
    • 1983, Asbjørn Thomassen, “Nytt innen grafisk databehandling”, in RUN-NYTT‎[2], number 4, archived from the original on 30 September 2026, page 13:
      selv om mange mente at 2D er degenerert 3D (bl. a. i Norge)
      although many believed that 2D is a degenerate form of 3D (including in Norway)
    • 2017 March 11, Drammens Tidende, page 29:
      filmen bruker blant annet kontrasten mellom karakterene som er i 2D, og en verden som er dataanimert
      the film uses, among other things, the contrast between the characters, which are in 2D, and a world that is computer-animated
      Quoted in “2D” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB)..

Adjective

2D (neuter singular 2D, definite singular and plural 2D, comparative mer 2D, indefinite superlative mest 2D, definite superlative mest 2D)

  1. 2D, two-dimensional; having or being represented in two dimensions
    Programmet kan lage både 2D- og 3D-modeller. ― The program can create both 2D and 3D models.
    • 2020 December 9, Adrian Holm, “eventyrspill”, in Store norske leksikon‎[3], archived from the original on 30 September 2026:
      sjangeren i stor grad brukte 2D-grafikk
      the genre largely used 2D graphics

References

  1. ^ Asbjørn Thomassen (1983), “Nytt innen grafisk databehandling”, in RUN-NYTT‎[1], number 4, archived from the original on 30 September 2026, page 13
  2. ^ “2D” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  3. ^ “to” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  4. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, Brill, page 529
  5. ^ “dimensjon” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
  6. ^ Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, page 377
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