two-dimensional surface

collocation in English

meaningsoftwo-dimensionalandsurface

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two-dimensional
adjective
uk
/ˌtuː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌtuː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/
flat, having width and length but ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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The boundary of the reachable workspace is atwo-dimensionalsurfaceconsisting of some outermost external patches.
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The boundary of the orientation workspace is atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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The word plane can refer to a carpenter's tool, an airplane, or a flat,two-dimensionalsurface.
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We consider atwo-dimensionalsurfacewhere single molecules attach, diffuse, and decay.
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Lacking wings, the lifeguard is essentially confined to atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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A closedtwo-dimensionalsurfacecan be approximated by a polyhedral surface.
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An ultrasonic seam tracking system has been developed for robotic welding which tracks a seam that curves freely on atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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What is remarkable in perception is that perspective is not observed on atwo-dimensionalsurfacebut is somehow embedded in the threedimensional space of our perceptual world.
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This period of art is identified by art forms consisting of an image on a flattwo-dimensionalsurface.
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To modify the potential for atwo-dimensionalsurface, a function is added to describe the surface atomic corrugations of the sample.
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Specular holography is a related technique for making three-dimensional images by controlling the motion of specularities on atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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An arbitrary graph embedding on atwo-dimensionalsurfacemay be represented as a cubic graph structure known as a graph-encoded map.
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A world sheet is the analogoustwo-dimensionalsurfacetraced out by a one-dimensional line (like a string) traveling through spacetime.
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For instance, in the three-dimensional example illustrated above, the boundary is atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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For example, holograms are three-dimensional pictures placed on atwo-dimensionalsurface, which gives the image a curvature when the observer moves.
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All images are represented on atwo-dimensionalsurface.
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Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization which is then projected onto thetwo-dimensionalsurface.
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On thetwo-dimensionalsurfaceof a football, the rule is more complex still and has different values depending on location.
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The string, which looks like a small line by itself, will sweep out atwo-dimensionalsurfaceknown as the worldsheet.
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