surface plane
121surface of revolution — Date: 1840 a surface formed by the revolution of a plane curve about a line in its plane …
122plane of incidence — Optics. a plane determined by a given ray, incident on a surface, and the normal at the point where the incident ray strikes the surface. [1825 35] * * * …
123surface — The outer part of any solid. SYN: face (2) [TA], facies (2) [TA]. [F. fr. L. superficius, see superficial] acromial articular s. of clavicle SYN: acromial facet of clavicle. anterior s. [TA] the s. of a …
124plane — pleɪn n. flat surface on which any geometrical line that joins two points can lie (Geometry); two dimensional surface (Art); airplane; rank, level; type of tree; bladed tool used to smooth wood v. smooth wood using a plane; make smooth, remove… …
125plane*/*/*/ — [pleɪn] noun [C] 1) an aircraft with wings and an engine or engines Most of the passengers got off the plane in Dublin.[/ex] We travelled by plane from Mexico City.[/ex] 2) a level in society, or a level of intelligence or ability Syn: level The… …
126surface integral — Math. the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section. [1870 75] * * *… …
127Surface isobare — Une surface isobare est une surface où la pression est égale en tout point. En aéronautique cela correspond à une même altitude indiquée par un altimètre barométrique. Cette surface n est pas nécessairement plane. La surface isobare à 1013,25 hPa …
128surface potential — The electrostatic potential due to surface charged groups and adsorbed ions at a surface. It is usually measured as the zeta potential at the Helmholtz slipping plane outside the surface …
