microplane
microplane noun: one of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
Noun
microplane (plural microplanes)
- One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
- 6.7.2 Microplane Models: The framework of anisotropic damage models allows for the incorporation of models that are based on the microplane concept. The microplane concept was originally conceived for metals, where well-defined planes exist in the crystal lattice, along which slip occurs...2012, René de Borst, Mike A. Crisfield, Joris J. C. Remmers, Clemens V. Verhoosel, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures (Wiley Series in Computational Mechanics), 2nd edition...
- A very small airplane: a micro-airplane; especially, one that can carry a human.
- Near-synonym: microlight
- Synonyms:
- microlight
Synonyms of microplane
Forms of microplane
| plural | microplanes |
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Origin of microplane
From micro- + plane.
Words that rhyme with microplane
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about microplane
- What does microplane mean?
- Microplane means one of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
- What part of speech is microplane?
- Microplane is a noun.
- What is the plural of microplane?
- The plural of microplane is microplanes.
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