complanate

[ kom-pluh-neyt ]

adjective

1. made level; put into or on one plane.

complanate

/ kəmˈpleɪneɪt /

adjective

1. botany having a flattened or compressed aspect

Other Words From

• compla·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of complanate¹

1635–45; < Latin complānātus (past participle of complānāre to make level), equivalent to com- com- + plān ( us ) plain ¹, plane ¹ + -ātus -ate ¹

Related Words

• empty
• horizontal
• low
• unbroken