ASL STEM

Definition

Graphics2D class extends the Graphics class to provide more sophisticated control over geometry, coordinate transformations, color management, and text layout. This is the fundamental class for rendering 2-dimensional shapes, text and images on the Java(tm) platform.

Source: Reges & Stepp, 2007

Example

Example sentence for context: "When Java’s designers wanted additional graphical functionality, they extended the Graphics class into a more powerful class called Graphics2D."