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planar

/ˈpleɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
pla-nar
IPA
/ˈpleɪnɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a plane.

adj

Flat, two-dimensional.

adj

Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.

adj

Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin plānārius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin plānus (“flat”, “level”), equivalent to plane + -ar, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpleɪnɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpleɪnə/

Inflected Forms

more planar (comparative) most planar (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiplanar biplanar complanar coplanar curviplanar diplanar echoplanar equiplanar exoplanar extraplanar halfplanar hyperplanar

Phrases

planar defect planar graph planar induction

Frequently Paired Words

plane planate

Synonyms

two-dimensional

Homonyms

plainer planer

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer brainer retainer campaigner rainer rayner trainor gaynor gainer raynor

Questions

How do you pronounce planar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpleɪnɚ/.
What does planar mean?
Of or pertaining to a plane.
Where does planar come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce planar

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