/pleɪn/
OriginFrom Latin plānum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of plānus (“plain”). The word was introduced in the 17th century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain. Doublet of llano, piano, and plain.
- Of a surface: flat or level.
- A level or flat surface.
- A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
“Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated.”
- An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level of existence or development.
“astral plane”
“Nettie's stories about her experiences in Africa point out many parallels between the African and American ways of life. Her stories about the African lifestyle and family structure, in particular, po”
- 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.
- Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- countableA tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
“The 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 ”
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- countableA deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- Northern-UKA sycamore.
- transitiveTo smooth (wood) with a plane.
- To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
- To glide or soar.
Formsplaner(comparative) · planest(superlative) · planes(plural) · planes(present, singular, third-person) · planing(participle, present) · planed(participle, past) · planed(past) · 'plane(alternative, dated)