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  • 81Plane 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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  • 82Surface wave — Diving grebe creates surface waves In physics, a surface wave is a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media, usually two fluids with different densities. A surface wave can also be an electromagnetic wave guided …

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  • 83plane — I 1. noun 1) a horizontal plane Syn: flat surface, level surface; horizontal 2) a higher plane of achievement Syn: level, degree, standard, stratum; position, rung, echelon 2. adjecti …

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  • 84Surface plasmon resonance — The excitation of surface plasmons by light is denoted as a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for planar surfaces or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for nanometer sized metallic structures.This phenomenon is the basis of many standard… …

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  • 85Surface diffusion — [ adatom diffusing across a square surface lattice. Note the frequency of vibration of the adatom is greater than the jump rate to nearby sites. Also, the model displays examples of both nearest neighbor jumps (straight) and next nearest neighbor …

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  • 86plane — 1 /pleIn/ noun (C) 1 AIRCRAFT a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine; aeroplane BrE, airplane AmE: The next plane to New York departs in 20 minutes. | It s quicker to go by plane. 2 LEVEL a level or standard of… …

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  • 87Plane surveying — Surveying Sur*vey ing, n. That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth s surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate… …

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  • 88Surface of general type — In algebraic geometry, a surface of general type is an algebraic surface with Kodaira dimension 2.These are all algebraic, and in some sense most surfaces are in this class. ClassificationGieseker showed that there is a coarse moduli scheme for… …

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  • 89Surface of constant width — In geometry, a surface of constant width is a convex form whose width, measured by the distance between two opposite parallelplanes touching its boundary, is the same regardless of the direction of those two parallel planes. One defines the width …

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  • 90plane — English has five distinct planes, four of which are essentially the same word as plain. These come ultimately from Latin plānus, but preserve its ‘flat’ meanings rather than (like plain) its ‘clear’ meanings. Plane ‘flat surface’ [17] comes from… …

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