glide plane

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• Glide plane — In crystallography, a glide plane is symmetry operation describing how a reflection in a plane, followed by a translation parallel with that plane, may leave the crystal unchanged. Glide planes are noted by a , b or c , depending on which axis… …   Wikipedia

• glide plane — slydimo plokštuma statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. glide plane; sliding plane; slip plane vok. Gleitebene, f rus. плоскость скольжения, f pranc. plan de glissement, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• glide plane — noun : a crystallographic plane of symmetry that requires identity of the structure of the crystal with its original configuration following the combination of reflection of the crystal across the plane with movement of the structural… …   Useful english dictionary

• glide plane — Crystall. a symmetry element of a space group such that a reflection of the lattice with respect to the plane and a translation of the lattice parallel to the plane bring the lattice back to its original position. [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

• Glide reflection — In geometry, a glide reflection is a type of isometry of the Euclidean plane: the combination of a reflection in a line and a translation along that line. Reversing the order of combining gives the same result. Depending on context, we may… …   Wikipedia

• plane — plane1 [plān] n. [ME < MFr plasne < L platanus < Gr platanos < platys, broad (see PLATY ): from its broad leaves] any of a genus (Platanus) of trees of the plane tree family having maplelike leaves, spherical dry fruits, and bark that …   English World dictionary

• plane — Ⅰ. plane [1] ► NOUN 1) a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points would wholly lie. 2) a level of existence or thought. ► ADJECTIVE 1) completely level or flat. 2) relating to two dimensional surfaces or magnitudes …   English terms dictionary

• plane — I 1. noun 1) a horizontal plane Syn: flat surface, level surface; horizontal 2) a higher plane of achievement Syn: level, degree, standard, stratum; position, rung, echelon 2. adjecti …   Thesaurus of popular words

• plane — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, aircraft, airliner, airplane, alabaster, amount, aspire, avion, beading plane, become airborne, bench plane, billiard table, block plane, bowling alley, bowling green, caliber, capping plane, claw skyward,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• glide — glide1 [glaıd] v [: Old English; Origin: glidan] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort glide across/over/down etc ▪ couples gliding over the dancefloor 2.) a) if a bird glides, it flies without… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plane — {{11}}plane (n.1) flat surface, c.1600, from L. plantum flat surface, properly neuter of adjective planus flat, level, plain, clear, from PIE *pla no (Cf. Lith. plonas thin; Celtic *lanon plain; perhaps also Gk. pelanos sacrificial cake, a… …   Etymology dictionary