plane
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7.0
- noun
- /pleɪn/
- Specialized
- For instance, one can define a rectangle as a four-sided plane figure whose angles are all 90 degrees.
- a vertical plane
- a horizontal plane
- picture plane
Examples
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So part C, we're given that the plane passes through three points.
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The projection to XY plane OK is a line.
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And here we're bringing in a plane to intersect the cylinder.
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All those vectors will lie in the plane of those two vectors.
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The desert spread out below, a flat plane of brownness stretching away into a hazy infinity.
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In geometry class, we learned that a plane is defined as a flat surface extending infinitely in all directions.
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The equation of a plane can be determined if we know three points through which it passes.
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When studying vector spaces, it is important to understand how vectors interact within a plane.
Idioms
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Compounds
9
9.9
A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death
- Specialized
4
6.5
A military plane that flies over areas to find out about the enemy
1
6.1
A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade
- Specialized
1
7.9
A flat path in space that a thing follows as it goes around a planet or star
- Specialized
1
8.1
A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer
- Specialized
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7.1
A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
- Specialized
1
3.8
The study of flat shapes like lines, circles, and shapes with many sides
- Specialized
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7.6
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
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5.8
A large fast-growing tree with bark that peels, planted along city streets because it tolerates pollution
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4.6
The space between two straight lines that meet on the same flat surface
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6.7
A flat area with two crossing lines used to show points by x and y numbers
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1
9.0
A woodworking tool with a curved, flexible base for shaping rounded wood
- Specialized
1
8.1
A long hand tool that smooths and flattens the edges of boards for a tight fit
- Specialized
A hand tool with a curved blade that cuts small rounded shapes along wood edges
- Specialized
A small woodworking tool with its blade near the front for smoothing wood close to corners
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flexible bottom for smoothing inside and outside curves in wood
- Archaic
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
- Specialized
A plane with two propellers that spin in opposite directions to make it fly more steadily
- Specialized
A tool for cutting angled grooves that join two pieces of wood together
A very large tree with broad branches and peeling bark from eastern and central North America
- Specialized
A flat surface on a solid object that forms one face, like a cube or crystal
- Specialized
A long hand tool with a blade used to flatten rough boards before final smoothing
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together
- Specialized
A long flat tool for making board edges straight and smooth so they fit together
- Specialized
A woodworking tool for cutting a long groove along a board edge that has one open side
- Specialized
A large tree with broad leaves and patchy bark from southern Europe and western Asia
- Specialized
A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together
- Specialized
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
How Complex
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1
9.3
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1
8.9
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1
7.0
- Specialized
35
7.0
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1
7.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plane in math comes from Latin planus 'flat' and means a flat two-dimensional surface that goes on without end, so a plane is simply a perfectly flat space.