Microplane
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microplane is a noun meaning (engineering) One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
Meaning
(engineering) One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
More Meanings
- (rare, dated) A very small airplane: a micro-airplane; especially, one that can carry a human.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: microlight
Word Forms
- microplanes
Synonyms for microplane
Depending on context, synonyms include microlight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include microsurface, microprojection, microtool, micromachine, microinstrument, micropart.
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