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 Word Forms

• complanation 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

Example Sentences

Complanate: compressed: flattened above and below: = deplanate.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• empty 
• horizontal 
• low 
• unbroken