planar

[pley-ner]

adjective

of or relating to a geometric plane.

flat or level.

Origin of planar

1840–50; < Late Latin plānāris flat, of a level surface, equivalent to Latin plān(um) plane¹ + -āris -ar¹

Related formspla·nar·i·ty

[pluh-nair-i-tee] /pləˈnɛər ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for planarity

planar

adjective

of or relating to a plane

lying in one plane; flat

Derived Formsplanarity (pleɪˈnærɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for planar

C19: from Late Latin plānāris on level ground, from Latin plānus flat

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Word Origin and History for planarity

planar

adj.

1850, from Latin planaris "level, flat," from planum "plane" (see plane (n.1)).