plane
plane (plān)
noun
Etymology: ME < MFr plasne < L platanus < Gr platanos < platys, broad (see platy-): from its broad leaves
plane (plān)
adjective
- flat; level; even
- Math.
- lying on a surface that is a plane
- of such surfaces
Etymology: L planus: see plain
noun
- a surface that wholly contains every straight line joining any two points lying in it
- a flat, level, or even surface
- a level of development, achievement, existence, etc.
- airplane
- any airfoil; esp., a wing of an airplane
Etymology: L planum
plane (plān)
noun
Etymology: OFr plaine < LL plana < planare, to plane, make level < L planus: see plain
transitive verb planed, planing plan′·ing
- to make smooth or level with or as with a plane
- to remove with or as with a plane: with off or away
intransitive verb
- to work with a plane
- to do the work of a plane
plane (plān)
intransitive verb planed, planing plan′·ing
- to soar or glide
- to rise partly out of the water while in motion at high speed, as a hydroplane (sense ) does
- to travel by airplane
Etymology: Fr planer < OFr plan, level surface (term used in falconry, in reference to position of bird's wings while soaring) < LL planare, to make level: see plane
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