objective plane

objective plane
noun
: the plane tangent to the ground at a military objective

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  • Objective plane — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Objective plane — Plane Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Objective — Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Objective line — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Objective point — Objective Ob*jec tive ([o^]b*j[e^]k t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. objectif.] 1. Of or pertaining to an object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane — Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane at infinity — Plane Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane iron — Plane Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane of polarization — Plane Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane of projection — Plane Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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