plane section
- noun
- /pleɪn ˈsɛkʃən/
- Specialized
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sección plana
- In the geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of a plane section created by slicing a cone.
Examples
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The engineer showed us a model with a plane section cut through the middle, revealing the internal structure.
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The architect presented a drawing that included a plane section of the building to illustrate its design.
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So and this little sliver is a plane section of the region in question.
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For beams, we would say plane sections initially normal to the mid surface remain plane sections during the response history.
Synonyms
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The shape made when a flat cut passes through a solid object
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'plane' (a flat surface) plus 'section' (an area produced by slicing); together they denote the area produced when a plane cuts a solid. This follows ordinary English noun-noun composition and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Plane section comes from the image of a flat surface cutting through a solid object. If a flat surface (a plane) cuts the object, the shape left on the cut is the section, so the phrase means the 'area' or 'slice' made by that cut.