one-dimensional

Adjective
Synonyms: unidimensionallinear

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: unidimensionalOpposite multidimensional
  2. of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension“a linear measurement”Synonyms: linearSimilar rectilinear, collinear, lineal, linelike
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

one-dimensional adjective

having only one dimension; as, a line is a one-dimensional object; a one-dimensional array.

2. Seeming to have only one dimension; lacking depth; as, one-dimensional characters.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5

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