Meanings
adjectiveplanate (comparative more planate, superlative most planate)
comparative more planate · superlative most planate
- flat, flattened. Resembling a plane, or otherwise planar.
nounplanate (plural planates)
plural planates
- biologyflat or flattened area.
This species has several distinctively coloured planates across the head.
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The planate, measuring several kilometres across, was formed by wind erosion.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving been flattened
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APA
planate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planate
MLA
“planate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planate.
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