coplanarity

  1. Noun.  (geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
  2. Noun.  (astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.

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