plane

[ pleyn ]

/ pleɪn /

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noun

a flat or level surface.

Geometry. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point.

Fine Arts. an 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.

Architecture. a longitudinal section through the axis of a column.

adjective

flat or level, as a surface.

of or relating to planes or plane figures.

verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.

to glide or soar.

(of a boat) to rise partly out of the water when moving at high speed.

Informal. to fly or travel in an airplane: We'll drive to Detroit and plane to Los Angeles.

Origin of plane

First recorded in 1400–50 (for def. 9) (in the sense “to soar”); 1640–50 for noun and adjective senses; (noun) from Latin plānum “flat surface” (noun use of plānus “flat”); (adjective) from Latin plānus; first used to distinguish the geometrical senses formerly belonging to plain¹; (in def. 5), shortened form of airplane, aeroplane, or hydroplane; (verb) late Middle English planen “(of a bird) to soar” (compare Middle French planer ); akin to plain¹

SYNONYMS FOR plane

4 stratum, stage.

7 smooth, even, flush.

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OTHER WORDS FROM plane

planeness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plane

plain, plan, plane

Words nearby plane

Planck constant, Planck, Max, Planck's constant, Planck's law, Planck's radiation law, plane, plane angle, plane chart, plane geometry, plane iron, plane joint

Definition for plane (2 of 3)

plane²

[ pleyn ]

/ pleɪn /

noun

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.

a trowellike tool for smoothing the surface of clay in a brick mold.

verb (used with object), planed, plan·ing.

to smooth or dress with or as if with a plane or a planer.

to remove by or as if by means of a plane (usually followed by away or off).

verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.

to work with a plane.

to function as a plane.

Origin of plane

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English noun plane, plaine, pleine, from Middle French plan(n)e, Old French plaine, plane or directly from Late Latin plāna “plane, adz,” derivative of plānāre “to smooth,” itself derivative of Latin plānus plain¹; Middle English verb plane(n), plaine, pleine, from Middle French planer or directly from Late Latin plānāre

Definition for plane (3 of 3)

plane³

[ pleyn ]

/ pleɪn /

noun

plane tree.

Origin of plane

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English plane, plaine, from Middle French plane, Old French pleine, plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek plátanos, derivative of platýs “wide, broad, flat” (with reference to the leaves)

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Example sentences from the Web for plane

Pilots are well aware that fierce vortices form at the wingtips of accelerating planes and separate from there.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence|David H. Freedman|September 3, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Wengfeng Lu is arrested before boarding a plane to China, where he planned to start a company copying medical-device technology he stole from two previous employers.
A brief history of US-China espionage entanglements|Konstantin Kakaes|September 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
When operating, El Al’s planes have had to run a dogleg route to Mumbai, for example, down the Red Sea and up the Gulf of Aden to avoid Saudi airspace.
Israel’s El Al Airlines makes historic flight through Saudi airspace en route to UAE|Bernhard Warner|August 31, 2020|Fortune
After five years cleaning planes at LAX, and never flying on one of them, I’d finally learned what my grandmother meant when she said that your job is temporary, and your education is forever.
What I learned from 5 years of cleaning airplanes in the middle of the night|matthewheimer|August 30, 2020|Fortune

One of the biggest impediments to self-flying planes is regulation, so the two founders tried to figure out how they could convince the FAA to approve unmanned flights without having to modify any existing regulations.
Cessna makes history by taking off and landing with no one aboard. Here’s how|Jeremy Kahn|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Chérif was arrested in Paris in January 2005 as he was about to board a plane to Damascus along with a man named Thamer Bouchnak.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And then I got on a plane, and guess what was playing: I Never Sang for My Father.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, Soelistyo had jolted relatives as well as searchers by suggesting that the plane could be “at the bottom of the sea.”
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here there is a plane of symmetry perpendicular to the hexad axis; there is also a centre of symmetry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
Panic tugged at him with almost palpable fingers, drove him to go back to his plane and safety.
When the Sleepers Woke|Arthur Leo Zagat
In order to take off into the wind, Jane was forced to turn the plane toward the cabin.
Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines|Ruthe S. Wheeler
When the neighbourhood of iron renders the use of the magnet uncertain, a plate or plane table is employed.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
A 'thwart-ship view of any part of a ship when cut by a plane at right angles to the keel.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for plane (1 of 3)

plane¹

/ (pleɪn) /

noun

maths 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

adjective

level or flat

maths (of a curve, figure, etc) lying entirely in one plane

verb (intr)

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

to travel by aeroplane

Derived forms of plane

planeness, noun

Word Origin for plane

C17: from Latin plānum level surface

British Dictionary definitions for plane (2 of 3)

plane²

/ (pleɪn) /

noun

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

verb (tr)

to level, smooth, or cut (timber, wooden articles, etc) using a plane or similar tool

(often foll by off) to remove using a plane

Word Origin for plane

C14: via Old French from Late Latin plāna plane, from plānāre to level

British Dictionary definitions for plane (3 of 3)

plane³

/ (pleɪn) /

noun

See plane tree

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for plane

plane

A geometrical location having only two dimensions — length and width (no height). (See coordinates and plane geometry.)

Medical definitions for plane

plane

[ plān ]

n.

A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it.

A flat or level surface.

An imaginary surface formed by extension through any axis of the body or through two definite points on the body.

Scientific definitions for plane

plane

[ plān ]

Noun

A two-dimensional surface, any two of whose points can be joined by a straight line that lies entirely in the surface.

Adjective

Lying in a plane:a plane curve.

单词	plane
释义	plane ¹ [ pleyn ] / pleɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plane ON THESAURUS.COM noun a flat or level surface. Geometry. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point. Fine Arts. an 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. Architecture. a longitudinal section through the axis of a column. adjective flat or level, as a surface. of or relating to planes or plane figures. verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing. to glide or soar. (of a boat) to rise partly out of the water when moving at high speed. Informal. to fly or travel in an airplane: We'll drive to Detroit and plane to Los Angeles. Origin of plane ¹ First recorded in 1400–50 (for def. 9) (in the sense “to soar”); 1640–50 for noun and adjective senses; (noun) from Latin plānum “flat surface” (noun use of plānus “flat”); (adjective) from Latin plānus; first used to distinguish the geometrical senses formerly belonging to plain¹; (in def. 5), shortened form of airplane, aeroplane, or hydroplane; (verb) late Middle English planen “(of a bird) to soar” (compare Middle French planer ); akin to plain¹ SYNONYMS FOR plane 4 stratum, stage. 7 smooth, even, flush. SEE SYNONYMS FOR plane ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM plane planeness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plane plain, plan, plane Words nearby plane Planck constant, Planck, Max, Planck's constant, Planck's law, Planck's radiation law, plane, plane angle, plane chart, plane geometry, plane iron, plane joint Definition for plane (2 of 3) plane² [ pleyn ] / pleɪn / noun 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. a trowellike tool for smoothing the surface of clay in a brick mold. verb (used with object), planed, plan·ing. to smooth or dress with or as if with a plane or a planer. to remove by or as if by means of a plane (usually followed by away or off). verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing. to work with a plane. to function as a plane. Origin of plane ² First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English noun plane, plaine, pleine, from Middle French plan(n)e, Old French plaine, plane or directly from Late Latin plāna “plane, adz,” derivative of plānāre “to smooth,” itself derivative of Latin plānus plain¹; Middle English verb plane(n), plaine, pleine, from Middle French planer or directly from Late Latin plānāre Definition for plane (3 of 3) plane³ [ pleyn ] / pleɪn / noun plane tree. Origin of plane ³ First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English plane, plaine, from Middle French plane, Old French pleine, plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek plátanos, derivative of platýs “wide, broad, flat” (with reference to the leaves) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plane Pilots are well aware that fierce vortices form at the wingtips of accelerating planes and separate from there. An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence\|David H. Freedman\|September 3, 2020\|Quanta Magazine Wengfeng Lu is arrested before boarding a plane to China, where he planned to start a company copying medical-device technology he stole from two previous employers. A brief history of US-China espionage entanglements\|Konstantin Kakaes\|September 3, 2020\|MIT Technology Review When operating, El Al’s planes have had to run a dogleg route to Mumbai, for example, down the Red Sea and up the Gulf of Aden to avoid Saudi airspace. Israel’s El Al Airlines makes historic flight through Saudi airspace en route to UAE\|Bernhard Warner\|August 31, 2020\|Fortune After five years cleaning planes at LAX, and never flying on one of them, I’d finally learned what my grandmother meant when she said that your job is temporary, and your education is forever. What I learned from 5 years of cleaning airplanes in the middle of the night\|matthewheimer\|August 30, 2020\|Fortune One of the biggest impediments to self-flying planes is regulation, so the two founders tried to figure out how they could convince the FAA to approve unmanned flights without having to modify any existing regulations. Cessna makes history by taking off and landing with no one aboard. Here’s how\|Jeremy Kahn\|August 26, 2020\|Fortune Chérif was arrested in Paris in January 2005 as he was about to board a plane to Damascus along with a man named Thamer Bouchnak. France Mourns—and Hunts\|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile\|Robert Ward\|January 3, 2015\|DAILY BEAST And then I got on a plane, and guess what was playing: I Never Sang for My Father. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile\|Robert Ward\|January 3, 2015\|DAILY BEAST “Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well. Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82\|Eleanor Clift\|January 2, 2015\|DAILY BEAST On Monday, Soelistyo had jolted relatives as well as searchers by suggesting that the plane could be “at the bottom of the sea.” Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found\|Lennox Samuels\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Here there is a plane of symmetry perpendicular to the hexad axis; there is also a centre of symmetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various Panic tugged at him with almost palpable fingers, drove him to go back to his plane and safety. When the Sleepers Woke\|Arthur Leo Zagat In order to take off into the wind, Jane was forced to turn the plane toward the cabin. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines\|Ruthe S. Wheeler When the neighbourhood of iron renders the use of the magnet uncertain, a plate or plane table is employed. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure A 'thwart-ship view of any part of a ship when cut by a plane at right angles to the keel. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for plane (1 of 3) plane¹ / (pleɪn) / noun maths 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 adjective level or flat maths (of a curve, figure, etc) lying entirely in one plane verb (intr) 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 to travel by aeroplane Derived forms of plane planeness, noun Word Origin for plane C17: from Latin plānum level surface British Dictionary definitions for plane (2 of 3) plane² / (pleɪn) / noun 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 verb (tr) to level, smooth, or cut (timber, wooden articles, etc) using a plane or similar tool (often foll by off) to remove using a plane Word Origin for plane C14: via Old French from Late Latin plāna plane, from plānāre to level British Dictionary definitions for plane (3 of 3) plane³ / (pleɪn) / noun See plane tree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plane airplane, craft, ship, jet, even, flat, plain, smooth, uniform, regular, flush, extension, degree, grade, obverse, footing, face, facet, sphere, stratum Cultural definitions for plane plane A geometrical location having only two dimensions — length and width (no height). (See coordinates and plane geometry.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for plane plane [ plān ] n. A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it. A flat or level surface. An imaginary surface formed by extension through any axis of the body or through two definite points on the body. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for plane plane [ plān ] Noun A two-dimensional surface, any two of whose points can be joined by a straight line that lies entirely in the surface. Adjective Lying in a plane:a plane curve. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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plane

noun

adjective

verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.

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Definition for plane (2 of 3)

noun

verb (used with object), planed, plan·ing.

verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.

Origin of plane

Definition for plane (3 of 3)

noun

Origin of plane

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adjective

verb (intr)

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