plane figure (noun)
1plane figure — noun a two dimensional shape • Syn: ↑two dimensional figure • Hypernyms: ↑figure • Hyponyms: ↑heart, ↑polygon, ↑polygonal shape, ↑conic section …
2plane figure — /ˈpleɪn fɪgə/ (say playn figuh) noun a figure whose parts all lie in one plane …
3plane´ness — plane1 «playn», noun, adjective, verb, planed, plan|ing. –n. 1. = airplane. (Cf. ↑airplane) 2. a level; grade: »Try to keep your work on a high plane …
4figure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin figura, from fingere Date: 13th century 1. a. a number symbol ; numeral, digit b. plural arithmetical calculations < good at figures > …
5figure — /ˈfɪgə / (say figuh) noun 1. a written symbol other than a letter. 2. a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral. 3. an amount or value expressed in numbers. 4. (plural) the use of numbers in calculating: poor at figures. 5. form or shape,… …
6interference figure — noun : a figure observed with a conoscope when a section of a doubly refracting crystal is in the path traversed by convergent plane polarized light (as when a centered black cross is superimposed over a black spot at the center of a series of… …
7two-dimensional figure — noun a two dimensional shape • Syn: ↑plane figure • Hypernyms: ↑figure • Hyponyms: ↑heart, ↑polygon, ↑polygonal shape, ↑conic section, ↑ …
8Lissajous figure — noun a plane curve traced by a point which executes two perpendicular independent harmonic motions, the frequencies of which are in a simple ratio Syn: Lissajous curve …
9complete quadrilateral — noun : a figure that is determined by four coplanar lines, and has four sides and three diagonal axes, each two of which cut the other harmonically in three centers of which one or even two may be at infinity * * * Geom. a plane figure composed… …
10center line — noun a line that bisects a plane figure (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑centerline • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun 1. : a straight or curved line that continuously bisects a plane figure (as a building plan, a machine work layout, or the surface of a paved… …