planar
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- adjective
- /ˈpleɪnər/
- Specialized
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plano
- We need a planar surface to ensure the table is stable and does not wobble.
- planar surface
- planar geometry
- planar structure
Examples
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The architect designed a planar roof that provides a sleek and modern look to the building.
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The system has planar, cylindrical, or spherical mapping of surface patterns to ensure uniformity.
Academic text (1993) -
And so let me show you an example of a square planar system.
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So let's assume as usual, that we have a planar image plane.
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First, we have grown them on planar surfaces.
Academic text (2011) -
By placing a motor at each input link, the planar position of the control point can be manipulated.
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The MCM, the CGC chip, and the memory cards are placed on a planar board.
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"With the planar SOFCs, carbon monoxide is not a poison," Bayless said.
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The qualitative phase portraits for such planar linear systems are known, and reachability properties are almost intuitive.
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As a result, nanostructured electrodes are two orders of magnitude more sensitive to skin currents than planar electrodes.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Has only length and width but no depth
Completely flat and level with no slope
Flat and level after wind or water wears it away
Antonyms
How Flat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Planar comes from the Latin word planus, which means 'flat', and it shares the same idea as the English word plane for a flat surface. So something planar lies on a flat surface, like a sheet of paper, and has two dimensions.