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Type of plane wave
In physics, a sinusoidal plane wave is a special case of plane wave: a field whose value varies as a sinusoidal function of time and of the distance from
Sinusoidal_plane_wave
Wave shaped like the sine function
A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric sine function. In mechanics, as a
Sine_wave
Type of wave propagating in 3 dimensions
a "monochromatic" or sinusoidal plane wave: a travelling plane wave whose profile G ( u ) {\displaystyle G(u)} is a sinusoidal function. That is, F (
Plane_wave
Particular solutions to the electromagnetic wave equation
Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions are particular solutions to the wave equation. The general solution of the electromagnetic wave equation in homogeneous
Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation
Sinusoidal_plane-wave_solutions_of_the_electromagnetic_wave_equation
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
specific direction of travel. Mathematically, the simplest wave is a sinusoidal plane wave in which at any point the field experiences simple harmonic
Wave
Locus of points at equal phase in a wave
a sinusoidal plane wave, the wavefronts are planes perpendicular to the direction of propagation, that move in that direction together with the wave. For
Wavefront
Moving wave that has oscillations perpendicular to the direction of the wave
{\widehat {d}}} with speed V. The same equation describes a plane linearly polarized sinusoidal light wave, except that the "displacement" S( p → {\displaystyle
Transverse_wave
Type of plane wave
points. The wave F {\displaystyle F} may be a scalar or vector field; its values are the values of G {\displaystyle G} . A sinusoidal plane wave is a special
Traveling_plane_wave
Electromagnetic radiation special case
as the wave travels) the radiation is said to be vertically polarized. The classical sinusoidal plane wave solution of the electromagnetic wave equation
Linear_polarization
Quantum explanation of electromagnetic polarization
quantum mechanical description of the classical polarized sinusoidal plane electromagnetic wave. An individual photon can be described as having right or
Photon_polarization
Physical model of propagating energy
reaction Health effects of sunlight exposure Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation Purcell and Morin, Harvard University
Electromagnetic_radiation
Linear filter used for texture analysis
the human visual system. Its impulse response is defined by a sinusoidal wave (a plane wave for 2D Gabor filters) multiplied by a Gaussian function. Because
Gabor_filter
Spatial frequency of a wave
exponentially decaying evanescent fields. The propagation factor of a sinusoidal plane wave propagating in the positive x direction in a linear material is
Wavenumber
Type of elastic body wave
material's shear strain. Its solutions, the S waves, are linear combinations of sinusoidal plane waves of various wavelengths and directions of propagation
S_wave
Distance over which a wave's shape repeats
envelope of modulated waves or waves formed by interference of several sinusoids. Assuming a sinusoidal wave moving at a fixed wave speed, wavelength is inversely
Wavelength
Differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave
(two-way) wave equation can be quite complicated. Still, it can be analyzed as a linear combination of simple solutions that are sinusoidal plane waves with
Wave_equation
Polarization state
or unpolarized light, is zero. The classical sinusoidal plane wave solution of the electromagnetic wave equation for the electric and magnetic fields
Circular_polarization
Polarization of electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic nature of light waves was known. The classical sinusoidal plane wave solution of the electromagnetic wave equation for the electric and
Elliptical_polarization
Absolute dielectric permittivity of free space
Electromagnetic wave equation ISO 31-5 Mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic field Relative permittivity Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the
Vacuum_permittivity
Phenomenon resulting from the superposition of two waves
dimension by deriving the formula for the sum of two waves. The equation for the amplitude of a sinusoidal wave traveling to the right along the x-axis is W 1
Wave_interference
Mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
the wave e i 2 π ξ x {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi \xi x}} (the former, with its minus sign, is often seen in the time dependence for sinusoidal plane-wave solutions
Fourier_transform
Fourier transform of a real-space lattice, important in solid-state physics
Reciprocal space comes into play regarding waves, both classical and quantum mechanical. Because a sinusoidal plane wave with unit amplitude can be written as
Reciprocal_lattice
Audible vibration that travels via pressure waves in matter
or audio signal detected at that location. Sound waves are often simplified as sinusoidal plane waves, which are characterized by these generic properties:
Sound
Equations describing classical electromagnetism
to each other and to the direction of wave propagation, and are in phase with each other. A sinusoidal plane wave is one special solution of these equations
Maxwell's_equations
Elapsed fraction of a cycle of a periodic function
completes a full period. This convention is especially appropriate for a sinusoidal function, since its value at any argument t {\displaystyle t} then can
Phase_(waves)
Eigenvalue problem for the Laplace operator
where u represents the complex-valued amplitude which modulates the sinusoidal plane wave represented by the exponential factor. Then under a suitable assumption
Helmholtz_equation
Vector describing a wave; often its propagation direction
wavefunction. These electron waves are not ordinary sinusoidal waves, but they do have a kind of envelope function which is sinusoidal, and the wavevector is
Wave_vector
Property of waves that can oscillate with more than one orientation
electromagnetic waves and polarization in particular, it is easier to just consider coherent plane waves; these are sinusoidal waves of one particular
Polarization_(waves)
Short "burst" or "envelope" of restricted wave action that travels as a unit
an envelope. A wave packet can be analyzed into, or can be synthesized from, a potentially-infinite set of component sinusoidal waves of different wavenumbers
Wave_packet
relativity, the monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave spacetime is the analog of the monochromatic plane waves known from Maxwell's theory. The precise
Monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave
Monochromatic_electromagnetic_plane_wave
Physical constant
wave equation Mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic field New SI definitions Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation
Vacuum_permeability
Complete reflection of a wave
idea. The incident wave is assumed to be plane and sinusoidal. The reflected wave, for simplicity, is not shown. The evanescent wave travels to the right
Total_internal_reflection
Concept in optics
directions (i.e., the plane normal to the magnetic vectors); (2a) the plane containing the magnetic vectors and the wave-normal (i.e., the plane normal to D);
Plane_of_polarization
Partial differential equation used in physics
the wave vector (in radians per meter). Although the function g can be and often is a monochromatic sine wave, it does not have to be sinusoidal, or even
Electromagnetic_wave_equation
Antenna consisting of two rod-shaped conductors
of the actual value of 73 Ω produced by a half-wave dipole, when more correct quarter-wave sinusoidal currents are used. The fundamental resonance of
Dipole_antenna
Physical constant; ratio of electric to magnetic field strength in a vacuum
wave equation Mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic field Near and far field Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation
Impedance_of_free_space
Rate at which the phase of the wave propagates in space
velocity of light waves is not a physically meaningful quantity and is not related to information transfer. For a simple sinusoidal wave the phase velocity
Phase_velocity
Class of radio antenna
distribution in the plane must also be calculated. The current in the monopole element is approximately a sinusoidal standing wave I ( z ) {\displaystyle
Monopole_antenna
Elastic waves propagating in solid plates or spheres
Lamb waves propagate in solid plates or spheres. They are elastic waves whose particle motion lies in the plane that contains the direction of wave propagation
Lamb_waves
Fundamental principle of physics
the behavior of any light wave can be understood as a superposition of the behavior of these simpler plane waves. Waves are usually described by variations
Superposition_principle
Constant speed wavetrain
periodic travelling waves, with the phase being a linear function of space and time. Therefore, u and v, or Re(A) and Im(A), are sinusoidal functions of space
Periodic_travelling_wave
Thought experiment in physics
Einstein–Rosen waves are gravitational plane waves. Einstein and Rosen had correctly shown that a cloud of test particles would, in sinusoidal plane waves, form
Sticky_bead_argument
Equation in physics
of spherical waves travelling from the future into the present. Wave equation Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation Larmor
Inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave equation
Inhomogeneous_electromagnetic_wave_equation
Equations of light transmission and reflection
terms of the wave admittance Y, which is the reciprocal of the wave impedance Z. In the case of uniform plane sinusoidal waves, the wave impedance or
Fresnel_equations
Feature of surface gravity waves
The nonlinearity of surface gravity waves refers to their deviations from a sinusoidal shape. In the fields of physical oceanography and coastal engineering
Wave_nonlinearity
Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
factor for random waves is 1⁄16, as opposed to 1⁄8 for periodic waves – as explained hereafter. For a small-amplitude sinusoidal wave η = a cos 2 π (
Wave_power
Optical principle
light will be linear, along the x-direction. The electromagnetic wave equation's sinusoidal solution has the following form: E ( r , t ) = E 0 cos ( ω t
Huygens principle of double refraction
Huygens_principle_of_double_refraction
Recording to reproduce a three-dimensional light field
illuminated with a point source and a normally incident plane wave, the resulting pattern is a sinusoidal zone plate, which acts as a negative Fresnel lens
Holography
This is a list of wave topics. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Index_of_wave_articles
Study of classical optics using Fourier transforms
electric field, which may also be represented as a spectrum of sinusoidally varying plane waves. In addition, Frits Zernike proposed still another functional
Fourier_optics
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
of the waves. The movement of wind waves can be captured by wave energy devices. The energy density (per unit area) of regular sinusoidal waves depends
Wind_wave
Overview article
intensity varies sinusoidally across the medium. The spacing of the fringe pattern is determined by the angle between the two waves, and by the wavelength
Physics_of_optical_holography
Fluid dynamics theory on gravity waves
horizontal bottom. The free surface elevation η(x,t) of one wave component is sinusoidal, as a function of horizontal position x and time t: η ( x , t
Airy_wave_theory
Type of field where the net flow of electromagnetic energy is zero
solution without a non-vanishing transmitted wave. The transmitted wave cannot, however, be a sinusoidal wave, since it would then transport energy away
Evanescent_field
Relation of wavelength/wavenumber as a function of a wave's frequency
velocity. Dispersion occurs when sinusoidal waves of different wavelengths have different propagation velocities, so that a wave packet of mixed wavelengths
Dispersion_relation
Measure of change in amplitude and phase of a wave
propagation constant of a sinusoidal electromagnetic wave is a measure of the change undergone by the amplitude and phase of the wave as it propagates in a
Propagation_constant
Physical characteristic of oscillating systems
exploited in many devices. It is the mechanism by which virtually all sinusoidal waves and vibrations are generated. For example, when hard objects like metal
Resonance
Rate of change of acceleration with time
"Compression wave patterns" as a compressional plane wave through an elastically deformable material. Also shown, for angular jerk, are the deformation waves propagating
Jerk_(physics)
Influence on an oscillating physical system which reduces or prevents its oscillation
the sine wave. A given sinusoidal waveform may be of intermediate phase, having both sine and cosine components. The term "damped sine wave" describes
Damping
Measure of directional electromagnetic energy flux
}}.} This is the most common form for the energy flux of a plane wave, since sinusoidal field amplitudes are most often expressed in terms of their peak
Poynting_vector
Type of vector space in math
methods of Euclidean geometry and calculus from the two-dimensional Euclidean plane and three-dimensional space to spaces of any finite or infinite dimension
Hilbert_space
Set of values that describe the polarization state of electromagnetic radiation
polarization has a sinusoidal dependence on angle θ with a period of 90 degrees. Mueller calculus Jones calculus Polarization (waves) Rayleigh Sky Model
Stokes_parameters
Mathematical explanation of far field diffraction
diffraction of waves when the diffraction pattern is viewed at a long distance from the diffracting object, and also when it is viewed at the focal plane of an
Fraunhofer diffraction equation
Fraunhofer_diffraction_equation
Values which describe behavior of a linear electric circuit
which describe the steady state response of linear electrical networks to sinusoidal signals. The parameters are useful for several branches of electrical
Scattering_parameters
Opposition of a circuit to a current when a voltage is applied
conversion rules of complex numbers. To simplify calculations, sinusoidal voltage and current waves are commonly represented as complex-valued functions of time
Electrical_impedance
Type of radio antenna consisting of a loop or coil
radiation pattern at their first, full-wave resonance, peaking in both directions perpendicular to the plane of the loop. Halo antennas: Halos are often
Loop_antenna
Complex number representing a particular sine wave
phasor (a portmanteau of phase vector) is a complex number representing a sinusoidal function whose amplitude A and initial phase θ are time-invariant and
Phasor
Point with minimum wave amplitude
amplitude of the standing wave is at maximum. These occur midway between the nodes. Standing waves result when two sinusoidal wave trains of the same frequency
Node_(physics)
Study of heat-sound interactions
in the δT – δx plane with t as the parameter. If v A r = v A l {\displaystyle v_{Ar}=v_{Al}} , we are dealing with a pure standing wave. Figure 1a gives
Thermoacoustics
Oscillating boundary layer over a plate
and is often applied in the irrotational flow regions of sound waves and water waves. If the fluid domain is bounded by an upper, stationary wall, located
Stokes_problem
Optical component which splits light into several beams
a plane wave of monochromatic light of wavelength λ {\displaystyle \lambda } at normal incidence on a grating (i.e., wavefronts of the incident wave are
Diffraction_grating
Equation describing evolution of waves in shallow water
solutions can be added because of the superposition principle. Waves varying sinusoidal in time, with period T , {\displaystyle T,} are considered. That
Green's_law
American physicist (1916–2004)
000018. Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation Polarization of classical electromagnetic waves Polarization (waves) William
Robert_Clark_Jones
Study of the propagation of sound in water
a consequence for a sinusoidal wave input additional harmonic and subharmonic frequencies are generated. When two sinusoidal waves are input, sum and difference
Underwater_acoustics
Formula for sound intensity loss in a Newtonian fluid
in an isotropic and homogeneous Newtonian medium. Consider a plane sinusoidal pressure wave that has amplitude A0 at some point. After traveling a distance
Stokes's law of sound attenuation
Stokes's_law_of_sound_attenuation
History of research by Augustin-Jean Fresnel
the inverted wave. Moreover, Fresnel could deal only with special cases, because he had not yet solved the problem of superposing sinusoidal functions with
Fresnel's_physical_optics
Screening phenomenon in metals
in the fermionic density near the perturbation followed by an ongoing sinusoidal decay resembling sinc function. The phenomenon is named after Jacques
Friedel_oscillations
Process of constructing a curve that has the best fit to a series of data points
Nonlinear regression Overfitting Plane curve Probability distribution fitting Progressive-iterative approximation method Sinusoidal model Smoothing Splines (interpolating
Curve_fitting
Device which diffracts light via sound waves
transducer to vibrate, which creates sound waves in the material. These can be thought of as moving periodic planes of expansion and compression that change
Acousto-optic_modulator
Branch of physics and acoustics
structure; for example, in an initially plain sinusoidal wave of a single frequency, the peaks of the wave travel faster than the troughs, and the pulse
Nonlinear_acoustics
Imaging mode of electron microscopes
an object by recording the two-dimensional spatial wave amplitude distribution in the image plane, similar to a "classic" light microscope. For disambiguation
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy
High-resolution_transmission_electron_microscopy
Plane curve: conic section
hyperbola (/haɪˈpɜːrbələ/ hy-PUR-bə-lə) is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations for which it is the
Hyperbola
Historically important optical effect
function of the first kind when close to the optical axis and using a plane wave source (point source at infinity): U ( P 1 , r ) ∝ J 0 2 ( π r d λ b )
Arago_spot
Insertion device consisting of dipole magnets
amplitude of the motion is small and the transverse deflection nearly sinusoidal as a function of time, so that long undulators can have narrow on-axis
Undulator
Numerical analysis technique
source can be current on a wire, applied electric field or impinging plane wave. In the last case FDTD can be used to simulate light scattering from arbitrary
Finite-difference time-domain method
Finite-difference_time-domain_method
Hypothetical wave source which radiates equally in all directions
that radius the wave over a reasonable area is essentially planar. In the far field the electric (and magnetic) field of a plane wave in free space is
Isotropic_radiator
Measure of radiant energy over surface area
normal to the surface and S. For a propagating sinusoidal linearly polarized electromagnetic plane wave, the Poynting vector always points to the direction
Irradiance
Antenna testing techniques
the response of the antenna to a plane wave incident from a given direction or the relative power density of the wave transmitted by the antenna in a given
Antenna_measurement
Property in optics
out of phase with the force driving them (see sinusoidally driven harmonic oscillator). The light wave traveling in the medium is the macroscopic superposition
Refractive_index
Set of imaging methods for determining soft-tissue hardness
been achieved through the application of a sinusoidal modulation via a contact transducer or acoustic wave. Other imaging modalities with greater optical
Elastography
Wave structures created in sediments by bottom current
symmetrical, almost sinusoidal profile; they indicate an environment with weak currents where water motion is dominated by wave oscillations. In most
Ripple_marks
sphere profile Singularity (Bill DeSmedt novel) Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation Sinyan Shen Siphon Sir Andrew Noble
Index_of_physics_articles_(S)
Lorentzian manifold with vanishing Einstein tensor
1971) (a simple colliding plane wave model), Oszváth–Schücking vacuum (the circularly polarized sinusoidal gravitational wave, another famous counterexample)
Vacuum_solution
Equations to approximate global atmospheric flow
The analytic solution to the linearized primitive equations involves a sinusoidal oscillation in time and longitude, modulated by coefficients related to
Primitive_equations
Physical phenomenon
resonance curve is distorted (foldover effect). When the amplitude of the (sinusoidal) external force F {\displaystyle F} reaches a critical value F c r i t
Nonlinear_resonance
Type of electrical resistance from an antenna
voltage form standing waves along the length of the antenna element, so the magnitude of the current in the antenna varies sinusoidally along its length.
Radiation_resistance
Parameter characterizing an AC conductor
difference in phase of the sinusoidal wave between the two ends of the conductor, that is of importance. The length of a sinusoidal wave is commonly expressed
Electrical_length
Quantum-mechanical vector property in solid-state physics
single particle wave function ψ ( x ) {\displaystyle \psi (\mathbf {x} )} , finds its stationary state solutions in the form of a plane wave multiplied by
Crystal_momentum
Non-diffractive wave
point, but will re-form at a point further down the beam axis. As with a plane wave, a true Bessel beam cannot be created, as it is unbounded and would require
Bessel_beam
Class of atmospheric infrasonic waves
They typically have narrow-band, nearly sinusoidal waveforms with amplitudes up to a few microbars, and wave periods near 5 seconds (0.2 hertz). Due to
Microbarom
SINUSOIDAL PLANE-WAVE
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Boy/Male
English
Place.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
A Narrow Country Road; From the Narrow Road
Boy/Male
English Scottish American Celtic Gaelic
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Place
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Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Narrow Road
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
Island
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, in particular someone with a herb garden, from Middle English plant (Old English plante), Old French plante ‘herb’, ‘shrub’, ‘young tree’. In English it may also be a nickname for a tender or delicate individual, from the same word in a transferred sense.French : topographic name for a planted area, in particular one planted with herbs or vines. Compare Plantier.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Little Plant; Small Plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Plane; Vayu Yaan
Boy/Male
Arabic, Parsi
Planet; Planet Jupiter
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English
Path; Way; Road
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Sacred Plant; A Medicine Plant; Basil Plant
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic
Fair
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Berkshire)
English (chiefly Berkshire) : from Middle English planke ‘plank’ (Late Latin planca). It is not clear how this word was applied as a surname: it may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a plank bridge over a stream, a metonymic occupational name for a carpenter, or a nickname for a thin person.North German : nickname for a cantankerous person, from Middle Low German plank ‘quarrel’, ‘discord’.North German : metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German plank ‘measure for liquids’.South German : topographic name from Middle High German plank ‘plank’, ‘palisade’.South German : nickname for a fair-haired person, from a variant of Middle High German blanc ‘light’, ‘shining’.
Surname or Lastname
French (Planté)
French (Planté) : topographic name for someone living by an area of planted ground, a herb garden, shrubbery, or more specifically a vineyard.English : variant of Plant.
Boy/Male
English American
From the long meadow 'Path; roadway.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Planet
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
Shining; Bright; Similar to Helen
Male
French
French form of Latin Stephanus, STÉPHANE means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin’.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Southern French : variant of Laine.Possibly also a variant of Southern French Lande.
SINUSOIDAL PLANE-WAVE
SINUSOIDAL PLANE-WAVE
Male
Dutch
, flourishing.
Boy/Male
Indian
Complete
Girl/Female
Spanish Latin
Crowned with laurels.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Sovereign
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
God of Medicine and Immortality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, perhaps an altered form of Creswell.
Boy/Male
Hindi Indian
royal.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Who has the secret, Confidant
Boy/Male
Hindu
World
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Blue Sky
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a.
Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a plano-concave lens. See Lens.
a.
Alt. of Plano-
a.
Combining forms signifying flat, level, plane; as planifolious, planimetry, plano-concave.
a.
A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.
a.
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
v. t.
To calender; as, to plate paper.
a.
To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank.
a.
An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator.
v. t.
To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
n.
To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face.
n.
To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
a.
Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.
a.
A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc.
imp. & p. p.
of Plane
n.
A plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick.
a.
Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.