planar

English

Etymology

From Late Latin plānārius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin plānus (“flat”, “level”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

planar (comparative more planar, superlative most planar)

  1. Of or pertaining to a plane.
    A planar projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.
  2. Flat, two-dimensional.
  3. (graph theory, of a graph) Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
    A complete graph with more than four nodes is never planar.
  4. (transistor chip, semiconductor devices) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

Derived terms

Translations

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

planar (not comparable)

  1. planar

Declension

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

planar m

  1. indefinite plural of plan

Portuguese

Verb

planar (first-person singular present indicative plano, past participle planado)

  1. (intransitive) to glide (to fly unpowered)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin planarius (“relating to a plane”), from planum (“plane”).

Adjective

planar (plural planares)

  1. planar (relating to a plane)

Swedish

Verb

planar

  1. present tense of plana.
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