plane
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . The word was introduced in the seventeenth century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain.
Adjective
(er)
Of a surface: flat or level.
Noun
(
en noun)
A level or flat surface.
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
A level of existence or development. (eg'', ''astral plane )
A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
(computing, Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.
(anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
Hyponyms
* (mathematics) real plane, complex plane
* (anatomy) coronal plane, frontal plane, sagittal plane, transverse plane
Derived terms
*
Related terms
* plain
* planar
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl), from
Noun
(
en noun)
(countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
See also
* rhykenologist
Verb
(plan)
To smooth (wood) with a plane.
Etymology 3
Abbreviated from aeroplane .
Noun
(
en noun)
An airplane; an aeroplane.
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plane is travelling impossibly slowly – 30km an hour – when it gently noses up and leaves the ground. With air beneath them, the rangy wings seem to gain strength; the fuselage that on the ground seemed flimsy becomes elegant, like a crane vaunting in flight. It seems not to fly, though, so much as float.}}
Derived terms
* floatplane
* planeside
* planespotter/plane spotter/plane-spotter
* plane spotting
* seaplane
Verb
(plan)
(nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
To glide or soar.
Etymology 4
From (etyl) plane, from (etyl) platanus, from (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(senseid)(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus .
(Northern UK) A sycamore.
Derived terms
* (l)
Anagrams
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