plane

Meaning

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).
3. A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
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. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)
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. A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
2. A sycamore.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pleɪn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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

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