planar

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To solve this problem, researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz developed a planar electron tunneling spectroscopy method that can operate under these extreme pressures.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

He had spent his life building a planar model of his ascent to the presidency, only to get whacked in the head by an unforeseen z-axis.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025

Subsequent investigation into the absolute stereochemistry confirmed the D-ribose configuration, thereby reinforcing the planar structure of this compound.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

While their experiments so far were done with a two-dimensional planar electrode, most industrial reactions are run in three-dimensional vessels filled with powders.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

Assuming there are fifteen grains per linear inch, there are 15 x 15 per planar inch and 153 grains per cubic inch.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos