planular

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/ˈplænəlɚ/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a plane.

“A planular projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.”

OriginLate Latin plānārius ← Latin plānus ← Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- →
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Meanings

adjectiveplanular (comparative more planular, superlative most 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-“flat”
  2. Latinplānus“flat”, “level”
  3. Late Latinplānārius“relating to a plane”
  4. Englishplanular

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

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APA

planular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planular

MLA

“planular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planular.

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