two-dimensional figure

Thân thiện

A child draws a two-dimensional figure on a piece of paper.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A two-dimensional shape: A geometric form or outline that exists in a plane, having length and width but no depth or thickness. It is also called a plane figure.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • A circle is a common two-dimensional figure.
  • The artist sketched a complex two-dimensional figure on the canvas.
  • In geometry class, we learned to calculate the area of various two-dimensional figures.

Advanced Usage

• In mathematics and geometry: The term is used to describe any shape that can be fully defined on a flat plane using coordinates, such as polygons, circles, and ellipses.
  • The properties of a two-dimensional figure are studied in plane geometry.

Variants and Related Words

• Plane figure (n): A synonym for a two-dimensional figure.
  • A triangle is a simple plane figure.
• 2D shape (n): An informal or abbreviated term.
  • The children were coloring 2D shapes like squares and stars.

Synonyms

• Plane shape: A shape lying in a plane.
• Geometric figure: A figure defined by geometric properties (can be 2D or 3D, but context often specifies).

Related Phrases

• Two-dimensional representation: A drawing or model that shows only length and width.
  • The blueprint provided a two-dimensional representation of the building's floor plan.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a two-dimensional shape

Từ đồng nghĩa

• plane figure