planar
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a plane
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lying in one plane; flat
Other Word Forms
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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OpenAI researchers’ proof—or really, disproof—of Erdős’s planar unit-distance problem is the kind of milestone that proponents of AI’s use in advanced mathematics have been waiting for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
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.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
He had spent his life building a planar model of his ascent to the presidency, only to get whacked in the head by an unforeseen z-axis.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2025
Assuming there are fifteen grains per linear inch, there are 15 x 15 per planar inch and 153 grains per cubic inch.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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