plane

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Of a surface: flat or level.

Noun

1. A level or flat surface.
2. A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
3. A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
4. A level of existence or development.
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.
6. Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.

Noun

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

Verb

To smooth (wood) with a plane.

Noun

1. An airplane; an aeroplane.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
3. The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.

Verb

1. To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
2. To glide or soar.

Noun

1. (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
2. (Northern-UK) A sycamore.

Concepts

plan

avion

✈️

rabot

raboter

platane

aéroplane

plat

projet

planer

aéronef

niveau

plaine

appareil volant

dresser

appareil

aplanir

aile

🪽

raser

surface

tailler

amenuiser

aplati

doler

méplat

raboteuse

surface plane

usiner

Platanus

égal

aeroplano

Synonymes

airplane

✈️

aeroplane

✈️

level

flat

aircraft

smooth

shave

plain

whittle

even

scrape

planer

scrape off

carpenter’s plane

diagram

design

plan

plane tree

chip off

smoothing plane

sharpen

scheme

sycamore

project

polish

🇵🇱

pare

airship

woodworking plane

ground plan

boat

⛵

platan

planing machine

planum

wide

level surface

trowel

skim

make smooth

flat surface

area

far

facet

extended

map

large

broad

layer

horizontal

glide

planar

Traductions

piano

Ebene

plano

avión

✈️

Flugzeug

✈️

aereo

pialla

vliegtuig

✈️

Hobel

vlak

επίπεδο

plano

hobeln

aeroplano

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pleɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: plane

In summary

From 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.

Phrases

When does our plane take off again .

Quand notre avion décolle-t-il à nouveau.

The runway seems way to short for this type of plane .

La piste semble bien être courte pour ce type d'avion.

The second plane was flown many times by himself and others .

Le deuxième avion a été transporté par avion à plusieurs reprises par lui-même et les autres.

He landed the plane with a damaged gear , but no major damage .

Il a atterri l'avion avec un équipement endommagé, mais aucun dommage majeur.