Planar

adjective

/ˈpleɪnə/

Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf or pertaining to a plane.

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

2.adjectiveFlat, two-dimensional.

3.adjective(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."

4.adjective(transistor chip, semiconductor devices) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

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