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31Pitch of a plane — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …
32Edge plane — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …
33planche-contact — planche [ plɑ̃ʃ ] n. f. • v. 1190; bas lat. planca, fém. de plancus « aux pieds plats », du gr. phalanx I ♦ 1 ♦ Pièce de bois plane, plus longue que large et généralement peu épaisse. ⇒ ais, chanlatte, latte, planchette, palplanche. Scier des… …
34Thrust plane — Thrust Thrust, n. 1. A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; a word much used as a term of fencing. [1913 Webster] [Polites] Pyrrhus with… …
35picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is… …
36bite plane — n a removable dental appliance used to cover the occlusal surfaces of the teeth so that they cannot be brought into contact * * * 1. biteplane. 2. occlusal p …
37tread contact length — the perpendicular distance between the tangent to edges of the leading and following points of road contact and parallel to the wheel plane …
38focal plane — The plane occupied by the film at the focal point of the lens. It can be positive or negative; it is commonly referred to as positive and negative planes, respectively. fog i. The meteorological condition in which the horizontal visibility at the …
39fly contact — verb fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference • Topics: ↑air travel, ↑aviation, ↑air • Hypernyms: ↑fly, ↑aviate, ↑pilot • Verb Frames …
40Involute gear — Line of Action) runs along a tangent common to both base circles. (In this situation, there is no force, and no contact needed, along the opposite common tangent not shown.) The involutes here are traced out in converse fashion: points (of… …
