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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 meaningsadjective
Of a surface: flat or level.
noun
A level or flat surface.
geometryA flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
anatomyAn imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
A level of existence or development.
“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. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)
computingunicodeAny of 17 designated ranges of 216 (65,536) sequential code points each.
carpentryA tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
An airplane; an aeroplane.
entomologyAny of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
entomologyThe butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
northern ukA sycamore.
(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
carpentryTo smooth (wood) with a plane.
nauticalof a boatTo move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
To glide or soar.
Travel on the surface of water
Similar: skim
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).