coplanar
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- coplanarity noun
- noncoplanar adjective
Etymology
Origin of coplanar
Vocabulary lists containing coplanar
Geometry - High School
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Geometry (Base List)
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High School Geometry, List 2
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Example Sentences
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What we expect from Kepler data, then, is evidence of coplanar planetary systems confined to what would be the realm of the terrestrial planets in our solar system.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
If the triple scalar product of vectors u, v, and w is zero, then the vectors are coplanar.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
The converse is also true: If the vectors are coplanar, then their triple scalar product is zero.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Are the vectors a = i + j − k, b = i − j + k, and c = i + j + k coplanar?
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
The proposition shows that the opposite corners of a room are parallel, and that therefore they lie in the same plane, or are coplanar, as is said in higher geometry.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
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