plane

See also Plane

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pleɪn/, /pl̩eɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophone: plain

Etymology 1

From Latin planum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of planus (“plain”). The word was introduced in the seventeenth century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain.

Adjective

plane (comparative planer, superlative planest)

  1. Of a surface: flat or level.
Translations
of a surface: flat or level.

Noun

plane (plural planes)

  1. A level or flat surface.
  2. (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
  3. A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)
  4. 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.
  5. (computing, Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.
  6. (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
Hyponyms
Translations
level or flat surface
math: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions
level of existence
structure to create lateral force

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Etymology 2

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From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French, from Late Latin plana (“planing tool”), from plano (“to level”)

Noun

a rabbet plane

plane (plural planes)

  1. (countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
Translations
a tool
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Verb

plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)

  1. (transitive) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
Translations
to smooth with a plane

Etymology 3

Abbreviated from aeroplane.

Noun

plane (plural planes)

  1. An airplane; an aeroplane.
Derived terms
Translations
airplane

Verb

plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)

  1. (nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
  2. To glide or soar.
Translations
to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
to glide

Etymology 4

From Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (platanos), from πλατύς (platus, “wide, broad”).

Noun

plane (plural planes)

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

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

plane

  1. feminine form of plan

Verb

plane

  1. first-person singular present indicative of planer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of planer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of planer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of planer
  5. second-person singular imperative of planer

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German

Verb

plane

  1. First-person singular present of planen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of planen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of planen.
  4. Imperative singular of planen.
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Latin

Etymology

From plānus (“intelligible, clear”).

Adverb

plānē (not comparable)

  1. distinctly, intelligibly
  2. wholly, quite, thoroughly
  3. (in answering) certainly, absolutely, by all reason, beyond a doubt

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References

  • plane in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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Swedish

Adjective

plane

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of plan.
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