coplanar

coplanar

English

Etymology

    From co- + planar.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəʊˈpleɪnə(ɹ)/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)

    Adjective

    coplanar (not comparable)

    1. (geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane.
    2. (astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) Orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
      • 2009 January 9, Robert Naeye, “Exoplanets' Dance Reveals They're Coplanar”, in skyandtelescope.com, retrieved 9 Jan. 2009:
        Gliese 876’s third, innermost planet . . . is likely to be coplanar with its outer two companions.

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    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.plɐˈnaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.plɐˈna.ɾi/

    Adjective

    coplanar m or f (plural coplanares)

    1. coplanar

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French coplanaire.

    Adjective

    coplanar m or n (feminine singular coplanară, masculine plural coplanari, feminine/neuter plural coplanare)

    1. coplanar

    Declension

    Declension of coplanar
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite coplanar coplanară coplanari coplanare
    definite coplanarul coplanara coplanarii coplanarele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite coplanar coplanare coplanari coplanare
    definite coplanarului coplanarei coplanarilor coplanarelor

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /koplaˈnaɾ/ [ko.plaˈnaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: co‧pla‧nar

    Adjective

    coplanar m or f (masculine and feminine plural coplanares)

    1. coplanar