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pla⋅nar

[pley-ner]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a geometric plane.
2. flat or level.

Origin:
1840–50; < LL plānāris flat, of a level surface, equiv. to L plān(um) plane 1 + -āris -ar 1


pla⋅nar⋅i⋅ty [pluh-nair-i-tee] , noun
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pla·nar   (plā'nər, -när')   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or situated in a plane.

  2. Flat: a planar surface.

  3. Having a two-dimensional characteristic.


[Late Latin plānāris, flat, from Latin plānus; see plain.]
pla·nar'i·ty (plā-nār'ĭ-tē) n.
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