Planar vs Spatial - What's the difference?
planar | spatial |
Of or pertaining to a plane.
Flat, two-dimensional.
(graph theory, of a graph) Able to be embedded in the plane with no edges intersecting.
(transistor chip, semiconductor devices) Having a flat profile, not etched into a mesa.
Of or pertaining to space.
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As adjectives the difference between planar and spatial
is that planar is of or pertaining to a plane while spatial is of or pertaining to space.planar
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A planar projection of a three-dimensional object is its projection onto a plane.
- A complete graph with more than four nodes is never planar .
Derived terms
* antiplanar * nonplanar * synplanarspatial
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Alternative forms
* spacialAdjective
(-)Fenella Saunders, magazine=(American Scientist)
Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.}}