planar

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of a graph, able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting

A complete graph with more than four nodes is never planar.

flat, two-dimensional
of, or pertaining to, a plane
(1) (adj ) Characteristic of a chemical processing technique for silicon-based transistors (2) (adj ) In computer graphics, characteristic of objects within a plane
{s} pertaining to a plane; level, smooth, flat, outspreading
Lying in a plane Completely flat
involving two dimensions
Any being native to a plane other than the Prime Material Plane These are living beings, not petitioners
A graph is planar if it can be drawn on a plane so that the edges intersect only at the vertices (For example, of the five first complete graphs all but the fifth, K5, is planar )
Contained completely in two dimensions (as, for example, a circle) See also spatial
adj - two-dimensional Thus, a "planar being" is a 2-dimensional being Other dimensions: realmic = 3d, tetral = 4d
planar induction
The process in which genetic signals are transmitted across a single embryonic layer, such as ectoderm
planar

    Hyphenation

    pla·nar

    Turkish pronunciation

    pleynır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈplānər/ /ˈpleɪnɜr/

    Etymology

    [ plA-n&r, -"när ] (adjective.) 1850. From Late Latin planarius (“relating to a plane”), from planum (“plane”)
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