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planar

[pley-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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The part of our galaxy interior to our sun has a very thin and nearly flat planar shape.

From Scientific American

Musk also explained the Cybertruck’s “planar” design was largely due to the company’s inability to stamp the ultra-hard stainless steel body panels into shapes without breaking a stamping press.

From Fox News

For example, the pattern shown here can represent a planar sound wave, where the height of the surface indicates compression as a function of position and time.

From Scientific American

MrSpeakers’ planar magnetic technology has been improving, but it still requires plenty of power to achieve its full potential.

From The Verge

Flight is the intuitive answer, but the first planar feathers were probably too primitive for flight or gliding, lacking the distinct asymmetry that makes birds’ feathers aerodynamic.

From New York Times