planular

English

Etymology

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

Related terms

• plane
• planar

References

“planular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.