planar
Of or pertaining to a planeOf or pertaining to a plane.
Meaning
4 sensesOf or pertaining to a plane.
A planar projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.
Flat, two-dimensional.
involving or having two dimensions
Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
A complete graph with more than four nodes is never planar.
Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Late Latin plānārius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin plānus (“flat”, “levFrom Late Latin plānārius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin plānus (“flat”, “level”), equivalent to plane + -ar, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).
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Forms
more planar, most planar| Comparative | more planar Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most planar Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- involving or having two dimensions:two-dimensional
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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