plano-
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plano-
(word root) flatExamples of words with the root plano-: planography
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plano-
or plani- or plan-pref.
Flat: planometer.
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plano-
or sometimes before a vowelplan-
combining form
indicating flatness or planeness: plano-concave.
[from Latin plānus flat, level]
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Pla•no
(ˈpleɪ noʊ)n.
a town in N Texas. 192,280.
plano-
or plani-
a combining form meaning “flat,” “plane”: planography.
[comb. form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground]
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