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plane

UK/pleɪn/ US/ˈpleɪn/ common
noun (5) adjective (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

  • “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
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2.

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

  • “we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”
  • “any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane”
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3.

a level of existence or development

  • “he lived on a worldly plane”
4.

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

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5.

a carpenter''s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

  • “the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work”
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adjective

1.

having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another

  • “a flat desk”
  • “acres of level farmland”
  • “a plane surface”
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verb

1.

cut or remove with or as if with a plane

  • “The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
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2.

travel on the surface of water

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3.

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter''s plane

  • “plane the top of the door”

Origin

From Latin plānum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of plānus (“plain”).

Phrases

  • abstract plane
  • aerospace plane
  • arsenal plane
  • astral plane
  • axial plane
  • bedding plane
  • bit plane
  • bow plane
  • Bragg plane
  • build the plane while flying it
  • bush plane
  • Cape plane

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