coplanar

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Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ planar

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coplanar (not comparable)

  1. (geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane.
  2. (astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) Orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
    • 2009 January 9, Robert Naeye, “Exoplanets' Dance Reveals They're Coplanar”, in skyandtelescope.com, retrieved 9 Jan. 2009:
      Gliese 876’s third, innermost planet . . . is likely to be coplanar with its outer two companions.

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Adjective[edit]

coplanar m or f (plural coplanares)

  1. coplanar

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French coplanaire.

Adjective[edit]

coplanar m or n (feminine singular coplanară, masculine plural coplanari, feminine and neuter plural coplanare)

  1. coplanar

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  • IPA(key): /koplaˈnaɾ/ [ko.plaˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧pla‧nar

Adjective[edit]

coplanar m or f (masculine and feminine plural coplanares)

  1. coplanar