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See also:PLAN (from See also:Lat. planes, See also:flat) , a See also:diagram on a See also:flat See also:surface; hence by See also:analogy any deliberate See also:scheme or See also:design . In See also:architecture, a " See also:plan " is a See also:horizontal geometrical See also:section of the walls of a See also:building, or indications, on a horizontal See also:plane, of the relative positions of the walls and partitions, with the various openings, such as windows and doors, recesses and projections, chimneys and See also:chimney-breasts, columns, pilasters, &c . This See also:term is sometimes incorrectly used in the sense of design (q.v.) . |
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