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As an adjective, plane means of a surface: flat or level. As a noun, it means a level or flat surface.

Meanings of plane

21 meanings

adjective

  1. Of a surface: flat or level.

  2. Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

    “a flat desk”

    “acres of level farmland”

    “a plane surface”

    Similar: flat, level

noun

  1. A level or flat surface.

  2. geometryA flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).

  3. anatomyAn imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.

  4. A level of existence or development.

    “astral plane”

  5. 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. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)

  6. computingunicodeAny of 17 designated ranges of 216 (65,536) sequential code points each.

  7. carpentryA tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

  8. An airplane; an aeroplane.

  9. entomologyAny of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.

  10. entomologyThe butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.

  11. A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

  12. northern ukA sycamore.

  13. An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

    “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”

    Similar: airplane, aeroplane
  14. (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”

    Similar: sheet

verb

  1. carpentryTo smooth (wood) with a plane.

  2. nauticalof a boatTo move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.

  3. To glide or soar.

  4. Travel on the surface of water

    Similar: skim

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is …
noun: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by prope…
noun: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
noun: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
planerplaning machine
noun: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoo…
carpenter's planewoodworking plane
verb: cut or remove with or as if with a plane

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