English Explanatory Dictionary

microplane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
A very small airplane: a micro-airplane; especially, one that can carry a human.

Word forms

microplane microplanes

Etymology

From micro- + plane.

Synonyms

microlight

Related words

grain microinclusion

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