third angle projection

noun

A method of technical drawing where the front view of the object is placed in the third quadrant, the side view is to the right, and the top view is above it. (More common in North America.)

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Meanings

nounthird angle projection (countable and uncountable, plural third angle projections)

plural third angle projections

  1. uncountableengineeringA method of technical drawing where the front view of the object is placed in the third quadrant, the side view is to the right, and the top view is above it. (More common in North America.)
  2. countableengineeringA drawing produced in this style.
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