planar
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a plane
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lying in one plane; flat
Other Word Forms
- planarity noun
Etymology
Origin of planar
1840–50; < Late Latin plānāris flat, of a level surface, equivalent to Latin plān ( um ) plane 1 + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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To solve this problem, researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz developed a planar electron tunneling spectroscopy method that can operate under these extreme pressures.
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At the Tunguska site, researchers found shocked quartz showing clear planar fractures, some of which were filled with meltglass.
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Inside its granite layers, researchers discovered numerous grains of quartz marked by tiny structures known as planar deformation features.
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The circular shape at its heart in this case comes from a ring of benzene, and it is termed planar because it comes in thin, tabular lamination shapes.
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Traditionally, wireless communication has relied on planar processors, which, while effective, are limited by their two-dimensional structure to operate within a limited portion of electromagnetic spectrum.
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