The definition of a plane is a woodworking tool that removes wood to create a flat surface, or the shortened form of the word airplane.
(noun)To plane is to make smooth or even.
(verb)An example of to plane is to use a tool to scrape long strips of wood off the edge of a door to make it fit better in the doorway.
See plane in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < MFr plasne < L platanus < Gr platanos < platys, broad (see platy-): from its broad leaves
adjective
Origin: L planus: see plain
noun
Origin: L planum
noun
Origin: OFr plaine < LL plana < planare, to plane, make level < L planus: see plain
transitive verb planed, planing
intransitive verb
intransitive verb planed, planing
Origin: 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
See plane in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Latin plānum, flat surface
Origin: , from neuter of plānus, flat; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots
Origin: . N., sense 4, short for aeroplane
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin plāna
Origin: , from plānāre, to plane
Origin: , from plānus, flat; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots
.intransitive verb planed planed, plan·ing, planes
Origin:
Origin: Middle English planen, to glide, soar
Origin: , from Old French planer
Origin: , from plain, flat, level; see plain
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin platanus
Origin: , from Greek platanos
Origin: , perhaps from platus, broad; see plat- in Indo-European roots
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