planar

adjective

pla·​nar ˈplā-nər How to pronounce planar (audio)
-ˌnär
1
: of, relating to, or lying in a plane
2
: two-dimensional in quality
planarity
plā-ˈner-ə-tē How to pronounce planar (audio)
-ˈna-rə-
noun

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The Grand Luna’s 14mm planar driver delivers low and mid frequencies while maintaining a clean presentation. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 What The Mont looks like A wall decked with windows gives a view of tree tops, which is a hard find in planar Fort Worth. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025 The 12mm planar magnetic drivers are designed to deliver exceptional audio quality, but can only do that if the source measures up. PC Magazine, 24 July 2025 New Geometry: Eventually, miniaturization may be supplanted by monolithic 3D integration, which would build layers of devices, such as the planar transistors shown here, atop one another, connected by dense wiring. IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2016 See All Example Sentences for planar

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of planar was in 1850

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“Planar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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