planular

English

Etymology

From Late Latin plānārius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin plānus (“flat”, “level”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈplænəlɚ/

Adjective

planular (comparative more planular, superlative most planular)

  1. Of or pertaining to a plane.
    A planular projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.
  2. Flat, two-dimensional.
  3. Zoology: describing a planula or planulae.

Derived terms
  • nonplanular

References

“planular” (US) / “planular” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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