Ada (magenter) wrote in linguaphiles,
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English prefix question

Hello linguaphiles! I need to bother you with a silly question.

Short version: What's the opposite of "coplanar"?

Long version: Say two things are sharing the same plane ("plane" geometrically/mathematically speaking, not an airplane). You could say they're "coplanar". Now, let's say they're not coplanar. Instead of saying "non-coplanar", is there a shorter way to say this? I guess basically I'm wondering if there's a prefix that's the opposite of "co-"; a prefix that expresses the idea of being apart/not coexisting.

I feel like I should know this and it's driving me crazy.
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  • Interpretation of the Legend

    (inscriptions on the Kushan Kingdom coins / надписи на монетах Кушанского царства)

  • Spanish query

    I would be most grateful if anyone could help me out with a Spanish idiom, an expression appearing in a discussion of torture from the late 18th…

  • A very strange Etruscan inscription

    Chiusi is a small town in Italy (province of Siena, Tuscany). And once it was one of the most powerful centers of the Etruscan League of 12 cities.…