planar

English

/ˈpleɪnɚ/, /ˈpleɪnə/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to a plane.
  • Flat, two-dimensional.
  • (graph theory) Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
  • (transistor chip) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plānārius, plānus (flat, level, even, clear, plain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field), *pleh₂- (flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleh₂-

Gloss

flat, broad, plain, wide, wide and flat, thin, field

Concept
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Property

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

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