different between coplanar vs collinear

English

Etymology

co- +? planar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???ple?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?n?(r)

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, Robert Naeye, "Exoplanets' Dance Reveals They're Coplanar," skyandtelescope.com, 9 Jan. (retrieved 9 Jan. 2009):

     Gliese 876’s third, innermost planet . . . is likely to be coplanar with its outer two companions.

Related terms

• anticoplanar
• coplanarity
• syncoplanar

Translations

See also

• coincident
• collinear

Portuguese

Adjective

coplanar m or f (plural coplanares, comparable)

1. coplanar

Romanian

Etymology

From French coplanaire

Adjective

coplanar m or n (feminine singular coplanar?, masculine plural coplanari, feminine and neuter plural coplanare)

1. coplanar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kopla?na?/, [ko.pla?na?]

Adjective

coplanar (plural coplanares)

1. coplanar

English

Alternative forms

• colinear

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k??l?n.i.?/, /ko??l?n.i.?/

Adjective

collinear (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Lying on the same straight line.
2. coaxial

Coordinate terms

• cocircular
• coincident
• coplanar

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• allocrine, coralline