midplane
- noun
- /ˈmɪdˌpleɪn/
- Specialized
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plano medio
- In this top view of the condensate midplane, the brightness is proportional to the amplitude of the wave function, and the color represents the wave function phase.
- galactic midplane
Examples
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This figure shows well-developed central rings in a face-on representation of the midplane density of a protoplanetary disk with gravitational instabilities.
Academic text (2005) -
Lawrence wanted to alleviate the problem with so-called fish shims that would be anchored at midplane like a flat fish.
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PHOTO (COLOR): A representation of midplane density for a disk with extremely rapid cooling that has broken up into many Jupiter-mass clumps.
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The optically active layer in such a microcavity is typically a GaAs quantum well located at the midplane of the cavity, where the field strength is a maximum.
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The astronomers studied the motion of stars near the galactic midplane to understand their formation.
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In a protoplanetary disk, materials tend to accumulate in the midplane, leading to the formation of planets.
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The midplane of the galaxy divides it into equal halves, helping scientists map its structure.
Synonyms
7
5.3
A line you imagine that divides the body into left and right halves
5
3.4
A line that divides a shape into two equal parts
2
3.9
A line that divides a shape or road into two equal parts through its middle
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Midplane combines mid- meaning 'middle', like in midnight, and plane meaning 'flat surface', so it names the flat middle surface that divides a body into equal left and right halves.