ground plane
Americannoun
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(in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
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Electricity. a ground plate or an underground mesh of radial wires connected to a vertical antenna ground plane antenna that is grounded in order to provide suitable radiation characteristics.
Etymology
Origin of ground plane
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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But when we're in the realm of the deities, in this realm of enlightenment, to me, we don't have a ground plane.
From The Verge • Dec. 8, 2015
The patch antenna supports a series of cavity-like resonances in which the electromagnetic field is localized within the gap between the ground plane and the patch element.
From Nature • Dec. 11, 2012
Russia has said there were no weapons on the ground plane and that it was carrying a legal cargo of radar.
From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2012
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