planar

[ pley-ner ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a geometricplane.

  2. flat or level.

Origin of planar

1
1840–50; <Late Latin plānāris flat, of a level surface, equivalent to Latin plān(um) plane1 + -āris-ar1

Other words from planar

  • pla·nar·i·ty [pluh-nair-i-tee], /pləˈnɛər ɪ ti/, noun

Words Nearby planar

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British Dictionary definitions for planar

planar

/ (ˈpleɪnə) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a plane

  2. lying in one plane; flat

Origin of planar

1
C19: from Late Latin plānāris on level ground, from Latin plānus flat

Derived forms of planar

  • planarity (pleɪˈnærɪtɪ), noun

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