coplanar
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nər adjective Mathematics.
being or operating in the same plane.
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| —adj | |
| lying in the same plane: coplanar lines | |
| copla'narity | |
| —n | |
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Coplanar
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
Orbiting the equator would not result in one eclipse per day, since the equator is not coplanar with the ecliptic.
The problem with orbits is that unless they are coplanar with the equator, they have a nasty tendency to cross paths.
The coplanar geometries are more commonly used in the x-ray experiments since they are simpler to implement.
The important consequence of both possible origins is that the orbits of the rings and the main body would be coplanar.
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