Associations to the word «Planar»

Wiktionary

PLANAR, adjective. Of or pertaining to a plane.
PLANAR, adjective. Flat, two-dimensional.
PLANAR, adjective. (graph theory) (of a graph) Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
PLANAR, adjective. (transistor chip) (semiconductor devices) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.
PLANAR GRAPH, noun. A graph that is planar.
PLANAR INDUCTION, noun. The process in which genetic signals are transmitted across a single embryonic layer, such as ectoderm.

Dictionary definition

PLANAR, adjective. Involving two dimensions.

Wise words

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