You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“plane of”
The following 8 entries include the term plane of.
plane of polarization
noun phrase: the plane in which the magnetic-vibration component of plane-polarized electromagnetic radiation lies
plane of defilade
: a plane tangent to the mask and passing through the point from which protection (as from enemy fire or observation) is desired
plane of incidence
: a plane containing an incident line (as a ray of light) and the normal to a surface (as of a mirror) at the point of incidence
plane of projection
: a plane that is intersected by imaginary lines drawn from the eye to every point on the object and that is therefore the plane on which the pictorial representation in perspective is formed
plane of sight
: a vertical plane containing the line of sight of a gun
plane of site
: a plane containing the line of site of a gun and a horizontal line perpendicular to it
plane of symmetry
: a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two parts that are mirror images of each other
principal plane of symmetry
: a plane of symmetry in a crystal that includes two or more axes of symmetry
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