planar

English

Etymology

From Late Latin planarius (“relating to a plane”), from planum (“plane”).

Pronunciation

• Homophones: plainer, planer
• Rhymes: -eɪnə(r)

Adjective

planar (comparative more planar, superlative most planar)

1. Of or pertaining to a plane.

   A planar projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.

2. Flat, two-dimensional.
3. (graph theory, of a graph) Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.

   A complete graph with more than four nodes is never planar.

Derived terms

• antiplanar
• nonplanar
• synplanar

Related terms

• plane

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German

Adjective

planar (not comparable)

1. planar

Declension

    Declension of planar

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist planar	sie ist planar	es ist planar	sie sind planar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	planarer	planare	planares	planare
	genitive	planaren	planarer	planaren	planarer
	dative	planarem	planarer	planarem	planaren
	accusative	planaren	planare	planares	planare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der planare	die planare	das planare	die planaren
	genitive	des planaren	der planaren	des planaren	der planaren
	dative	dem planaren	der planaren	dem planaren	den planaren
	accusative	den planaren	die planare	das planare	die planaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein planarer	eine planare	ein planares	(keine) planaren
	genitive	eines planaren	einer planaren	eines planaren	(keiner) planaren
	dative	einem planaren	einer planaren	einem planaren	(keinen) planaren
	accusative	einen planaren	eine planare	ein planares	(keine) planaren

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin planarius (“relating to a plane”), from planum (“plane”).

Adjective

planar m and f (plural planares)

1. planar (relating to a plane)

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Swedish

Verb

planar

1. present tense of plana.