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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plane1 /pleɪn/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., planed, plan•ing. n. [countable] - a flat or level surface.
- Fine Artan area of a two-dimensional surface:The tools can only be moved along one plane.
- a level of dignity or character:The candidates kept the debate on a high plane.
- an airplane.
adj. - flat or level, as a surface.
- Mathematicsof or relating to two-dimensional figures.
v. [no object] - to glide or soar.
- Informal Termsto fly or travel in an airplane.
plane2 /pleɪn/USA pronunciation n., v., planed, plan•ing. n. [countable] - Buildinga woodworking instrument for cutting or smoothing wood by means of a tilted, adjustable blade.
v. [~ + object] - Buildingto smooth with or as if with a plane.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plane1 (plān),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., planed, plan•ing. n. - a flat or level surface.
- Mathematics[Geom.]a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point.
- Fine Artan area of a two-dimensional surface having determinate extension and spatial direction or position:oblique plane; horizontal plane.
- a level of dignity, character, existence, development, or the like:a high moral plane.
- Aeronautics
- an airplane or a hydroplane:to take a plane to Dallas.
- a thin, flat or curved, extended section of an airplane or a hydroplane, affording a supporting surface.
- Architecturea longitudinal section through the axis of a column.
adj. - flat or level, as a surface.
- Mathematicsof or pertaining to planes or plane figures.
v.i. - to glide or soar.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(of a boat) to rise partly out of the water when moving at high speed.
- Informal Termsto fly or travel in an airplane:We'll drive to Detroit and plane to Los Angeles.
- Latin plānus; first used to distinguish the geometrical senses formerly belonging to plain1; in def. 5, shortened form of airplane, aeroplane, or hydroplane; (verb, verbal) late Middle English planen (of a bird) to soar (compare Middle French planer); akin to plain1
- Latin plānum flat surface (noun, nominal use of plānus flat); (adjective, adjectival)
- 1400–50 for sense "to soar''; 1640–50 for noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival senses; (noun, nominal)
plane′ness, n. - 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stratum, stage.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smooth, even, flush.
plane2 (plān),USA pronunciation n., v., planed, plan•ing. n. - Building[Carpentry.]any of various woodworking instruments for paring, truing, or smoothing, or for forming moldings, chamfers, rabbets, grooves, etc., by means of an inclined, adjustable blade moved along and against the piece being worked.
- Buildinga trowellike tool for smoothing the surface of clay in a brick mold.
v.t. - Buildingto smooth or dress with or as if with a plane or a planer.
- Buildingto remove by or as if by means of a plane (usually fol. by away or off).
v.i. - Buildingto work with a plane.
- Buildingto function as a plane.
- Late Latin plānāre
- Middle French planer)
- Late Latin plāna, derivative of plānāre to smooth, itself derivative of Latin plānus plain1; (verb, verbal) Middle English planen (
- Middle French)
- (noun, nominal) Middle English (1275–1325
plane3 (plān),USA pronunciation n. - Plant BiologySee plane tree.
- Greek plátanos, derivative of platýs broad, flat1 (with reference to the leaves)
- Latin platanus
- Middle French
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plane /pleɪn/ n - a flat surface in which a straight line joining any two of its points lies entirely on that surface
- a flat or level surface
- a level of existence, performance, attainment, etc
- short for aeroplane
- a wing or supporting surface of an aircraft or hydroplane
adj - level or flat
- (of a curve, figure, etc) lying entirely in one plane
vb (intransitive)- to fly without moving wings or using engines; glide
- (of a boat) to rise partly and skim over the water when moving at a certain speed
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin plānum level surface plane /pleɪn/ n - a tool with an adjustable sharpened steel blade set obliquely in a wooden or iron body, for levelling or smoothing timber surfaces, cutting mouldings or grooves, etc
- a flat tool, usually metal, for smoothing the surface of clay or plaster in a mould
vb (transitive)- to level, smooth, or cut (timber, wooden articles, etc) using a plane or similar tool
- (often followed by off) to remove using a plane
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Late Latin plāna plane, from plānāre to level plane /pleɪn/ n - See plane tree
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