planar

C2 · Proficiency Mathematics Technical

adj. describing a shape or network that can be drawn on a flat surface without any lines crossing each other.

adj. capable of being represented in a plane without any edges intersecting.

“The students had to determine if the complex network diagram was planar.”

“In graph theory, a graph is considered planar if it can be embedded in the plane such that no two edges cross one another.”

C2 · Proficiency Computing Technical

adj. a way of making computer chips where all the parts are built on one flat layer.

adj. relating to a manufacturing process where components are created on a single flat surface of a semiconductor.

“The invention of the planar process changed how engineers designed modern microchips.”

“The transition to planar technology allowed for the mass production of integrated circuits by enabling multiple transistors to be fabricated on a single silicon wafer.”