planar

Meaning

1. Of or pertaining to a plane.
2. Flat, two-dimensional.
3. Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
4. Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

Synonyms

flat

two-dimensional

plane

planimetric

tabulate

planiform

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpleɪnɚ/

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”).