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“Plainer” or “Planar” or “Planer”

plainer / planar / planer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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plainer p·l·EY·n·er

  • adjectivenot elaborate or elaborated; simple.
  • adjectivelacking patterns especially in color.
  • adjectivenot mixed with extraneous elements.
  • adjectivefree from any effort to soften to disguise.
  • adjectivelacking embellishment or ornamentation.

planar p·l·EY·n·er

  • adjectiveinvolving two dimensions.

planer p·l·EY·n·er

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“plainer”

  • …scales of inner margin are plainer.
  • …to give it a flatter, plainer appearance with changes to a…
  • …State Coach, it is much plainer than some of the other…

“planar”

  • …and laterally continuous with undeformed planar strata.
  • Planar symmetry groups
  • …and for constructing separators of planar graphs.
  • …Fu and S. Wallace "Quantitative planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging of multi-component…
  • List of uniform planar tilings
  • …have a slightly curved, roughly planar aligned and elevated handlebar, providing…
  • …the Wnt pathways (particularly in planar cell polarity related functions such…
  • …value is ~125°, while a planar nitrogen like that of formamide…
  • …Educational software to create spherical, planar and hyperbolic tilings
  • …electron withdrawing groups are more planar.

“planer”

  • …with his first wife Minna Planer at 13 Zeltweg, Zürich, and…
  • Nigel Planer – Lord Cardigan

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