different between planar vs unbroken

English

Etymology

From Late Latin pl?n?rius (“relating to a plane”), derived from Latin pl?nus (“flat”, “level”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ple?n?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ple?n?/
• Homophones: plainer, planer
• Rhymes: -e?n?(?)

Adjective

planar (comparative more planar, superlative most planar)

1. Of or pertaining to a plane.

   A planar projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.

2. Flat, two-dimensional.
3. (graph theory, 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.

4. (transistor chip, semiconductor devices) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.

Derived terms

• antiplanar
• nonplanar
• periplanar
• synplanar

Related terms

• plane
• planate

Translations

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???

Adjective

planar (not comparable)

1. planar

Declension

Further reading

• “planar” in Duden online

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

planar m

1. indefinite plural of plan

Portuguese

Etymology

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Verb

planar (first-person singular present indicative plano, past participle planado)

1. (intransitive) to glide (to fly unpowered)

Conjugation

Related terms

• plano

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin planarius (“relating to a plane”), from Latin planum (“plane”).

Adjective

planar (plural planares)

1. planar (relating to a plane)

Swedish

Verb

planar

1. present tense of plana.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?b?o?kn?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?b???kn?/
• Hyphenation: un?bro?ken

Etymology 1

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English un?ebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- +? broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

Adjective

unbroken (not comparable)

1. Whole, not divided into parts.

   After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

2. Of a horse, not tamed.

   There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.

3. Continuous, without interruption.

   The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

Synonyms

• (whole, not divided into parts): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole
• (describing a horse): untamed, wild
• (continuous): continuous, uninterrupted

Antonyms

• (whole): broken, shattered, smashed, split
• (describing a horse): domesticated, tame, tamed
• (continuous): broken, interrupted

Translations

Etymology 2

From unbreak.

Verb

unbroken

1. past participle of unbreak