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Circular plane   /sˈərkjələr pleɪn/   Listen
Circular plane

noun
1.
A plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces.  Synonym: compass plane.






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"Circular plane" Quotes from Famous Books



... at length succeeded in overcoming the obstacles which beset him, and ascertained the positive elevation of its peak to be 16,200 French feet: it is, therefore, more than 1,500 feet loftier than Mount Blanc. He describes the summit as being a circular plane, about 160 feet in circumference, joined by a gentle descent, with a second and less elevated one towards the east. The whole of the upper region of the mountain, from the height of 12,750 English feet, being covered with perpetual snow ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 579 - Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 • Various



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