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单词 planity
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planityn.

Brit. /ˈplanᵻti/, U.S. /ˈplænədi/
Forms: 1700s– planity, 1800s– planeity.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plane adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < plane adj. + -ity suffix. Compare classical Latin plānitās straightforwardness, clarity, a doubtful reading in Tacitus.With form planeity compare -eity suffix.
rare.
Flatness; = planitude n.In quot. 1803 as an equivalent for Welsh nouns apparently coined by the author and supposedly derived from paith (probably in the sense ‘a plain, an open or exposed landscape’).
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > [noun]
evenlinesseOE
evennesseOE
plainnessc1330
flatnessc1440
level1594
levelness1787
planity1803
planeness1858
planarity1956
1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Peithdra, planity; exposedness... Peithineb, planity.
1876 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1874–5 14 221 A very short practice affords sufficient skill to grind to a very nearly plane surface. Absolute planeity is not required.
1882 R. A. Proctor Familiar Sci. Stud. 21 The straightness of lines, the planity of surfaces and other like geometrical conceptions.
1932 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 137 155 If the effect of initial departures from planity of the strip be taken into account, the buckling loads determined by experiment are in good agreement with the theoretical values.
1962 Encycl. Dict. Physics II. 179 For surfaces with high quality finish, interferometry bands are used to indicate both straightness in various directions and to provide an over-all depiction of planity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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