切面 (qiē miàn) — cut surface; section; (mathematics) tangent plane; machine-made noodles

Definition

A single noun covering three different things: a 'cut surface' (the cross-section of an object), the 'tangent plane' in geometry, and 'machine-made noodles' (as opposed to hand-pulled 手擀面).

noun
cut surfacesection(mathematics) tangent planemachine-made noodles

Examples

  • 切面
    Zhè ge shuǐ guǒ de qiē miàn hěn guāng huá.
    The cut surface of this fruit is very smooth.
  • 切面
    Zài jǐ hé xué zhōng, qiē miàn shì yǔ qū miàn xiāng qiē de píng miàn.
    In geometry, a tangent plane is a plane that touches a curved surface.
  • 切面
    Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo qiē miàn, zhǔn bèi zuò tāng miàn.
    I bought a pack of machine-made noodles, planning to make soup noodles.

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