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  • 21Plane curve — In mathematics, a plane curve is a curve in a Euclidean plane (cf. space curve). The most frequently studied cases are smooth plane curves (including piecewise smooth plane curves), and algebraic plane curves. A smooth plane curve is a curve in a …

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  • 22section — n. & v. n. 1 a part cut off or separated from something. 2 each of the parts into which a thing is divided (actually or conceptually) or divisible or out of which a structure can be fitted together. 3 a distinct group or subdivision of a larger… …

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  • 23section — 1) n. (in surgery) the act of cutting (the cut or division made is also called a section). For example, an abdominal section is performed for surgical exploration of the abdomen (see laparotomy). A transverse section is a cut made at right angles …

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  • 24section plane — pjūvio plokštuma statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cut plane; section plane vok. Querschnittsfläche, f; Schnittebene, f rus. плоскость разреза, f; плоскость сечения, f pranc. plan de coupe, m; plan de section, m …

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  • 25plane — I [[t]pleɪn[/t]] n. adj. v. planed, plan•ing 1) a flat or level surface 2) math. Geom. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point 3) fia an area of a two dimensional surface having… …

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  • 26section plane — noun 1. : a surface seen in section (as in cross section) 2. : a hypothetical plane cutting a section …

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  • 27Section — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Biologie 2 Cinéma et fiction …

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  • 28plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison …

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  • 29section — sec|tion1 W1S1 [ˈsekʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place/object)¦ 2¦(part of a whole)¦ 3¦(book/newspaper/report)¦ 4¦(group of people)¦ 5 brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section 6¦(law)¦ 7¦(side/top view)¦ 8¦(medical/scientific)¦ 9¦(area of land)¦ …

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  • 30section — /sek sheuhn/, n. 1. a part that is cut off or separated. 2. a distinct part or subdivision of anything, as an object, country, community, class, or the like: the poor section of town; the left section of a drawer. 3. a distinct part or… …

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