non·pla·nar
| \ ˌnän-ˈplā-nər
, -ˌnär \
, -ˌnär \
Definition of nonplanar
: not planar : not lying or able to be confined within a single plane : having a three-dimensional quality
…there is no way of redrawing this circuit so that none of the elements cross. This, therefore, is an example of a nonplanar circuit.— Leonard S. Bobrow
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“Nonplanar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonplanar. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of nonplanar was in 1868
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