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planal

planal adjective: of or relating to a geometric plane.

Adjective

planal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a geometric plane.
    • “Silicon does work well, but it’s always been the limitation that you make silicon devices on hard, rigid, planal surfaces,” Dr. Whitesides said.2009 April 30, Anne Eisenberg, “Solar Tech: Not Just on the Roof Anymore”, in New York Times

Origin of planal

From plane + -al.

Words formed from planal

Questions about planal

What does planal mean?
Planal means of or relating to a geometric plane.
What part of speech is planal?
Planal is an adjective.

Words near planal in the dictionary

  1. plana
  2. planable
  3. planachromatic
  4. Planada
  5. PLANAF
  6. planal
  7. Planalto slaty antshrike
  8. Planalto slaty antshrikes
  9. planapochromatic
  10. planar
  11. planar defect

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