first angle projection

noun

A method of technical drawing where the front view of the object is placed in the first quadrant, the side view is to the left, and the top view is below it. (More common in Europe and Asia.)

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Meanings

nounfirst angle projection (countable and uncountable, plural first angle projections)

plural first angle projections

  1. uncountableengineeringA method of technical drawing where the front view of the object is placed in the first quadrant, the side view is to the left, and the top view is below it. (More common in Europe and Asia.)
  2. countableengineeringA drawing produced in this style.
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