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MR. LAUGHTON has hit the nail on the head. “Aspect” is exactly the word wanted. The aspect of a plane is the direction of its normal; and “parallel planes are defined as those which have the same aspect.” Two aspects determine one direction, and two directions determine one aspect. Mr. Laughton deserves the thanks of geometers for suggesting so good a word.
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WILSON, J. A Plane's Aspect. Nature 4, 506 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004506e0
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