adjective
- not lying in the same plane
Usage: geometry; mathematics
Examples
- The four vertices of a tetrahedron are noncoplanar points.
- These three lines are noncoplanar and do not intersect.
- In three-dimensional space, noncoplanar vectors span the entire space.
- The architect designed noncoplanar surfaces to create visual interest.
- Noncoplanar forces require vector analysis in three dimensions.
- The crystal structure contains noncoplanar atomic arrangements.