plane
1[ pleyn ]
/ pleɪn /
noun
adjective
flat or level, as a surface.
of or relating to planes or plane figures.
verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.
Words nearby plane
Origin of plane
11400–50 for sense “to soar”; 1640–50 for noun and adj. senses; (noun) < Latin plānum flat surface (noun use of plānus flat); (adj.) < Latin plānus; first used to distinguish the geometrical senses formerly belonging to plain1; in def. 5, shortened form of airplane, aeroplane, or hydroplane; (v.) late Middle English planen (of a bird) to soar (compare Middle French planer); akin to plain1
OTHER WORDS FROM plane
plane·ness, nounDefinition for planed (2 of 2)
plane2
[ pleyn ]
/ pleɪn /
noun
Carpentry. any of various woodworking instruments for paring, truing, or smoothing, or for forming moldings, chamfers, rabbets, grooves, etc., by means of an inclined, adjustable blade moved along and against the piece being worked.
a trowellike tool for smoothing the surface of clay in a brick mold.
verb (used with object), planed, plan·ing.
to smooth or dress with or as if with a plane or a planer.
to remove by or as if by means of a plane (usually followed by away or off).
verb (used without object), planed, plan·ing.
to work with a plane.
to function as a plane.
Origin of plane
21275–1325; (noun) Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin plāna, derivative of plānāre to smooth, itself derivative of Latin plānus plain1; (v.) Middle English planen (< Middle French planer) < Late Latin plānāre
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British Dictionary definitions for planed (1 of 3)
plane1
/ (pleɪn) /
noun
adjective
level or flat
maths (of a curve, figure, etc) lying entirely in one plane
verb (intr)
Derived forms of plane
planeness, nounWord Origin for plane
C17: from Latin plānum level surface
British Dictionary definitions for planed (2 of 3)
plane2
/ (pleɪn) /
noun
a tool with an adjustable sharpened steel blade set obliquely in a wooden or iron body, for levelling or smoothing timber surfaces, cutting mouldings or grooves, etc
a flat tool, usually metal, for smoothing the surface of clay or plaster in a mould
verb (tr)
to level, smooth, or cut (timber, wooden articles, etc) using a plane or similar tool
(often foll by off) to remove using a plane
Word Origin for plane
C14: via Old French from Late Latin plāna plane, from plānāre to level
British Dictionary definitions for planed (3 of 3)
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Medicine definitions for planed
plane
[ plān ]
n.
A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it.
A flat or level surface.
An imaginary surface formed by extension through any axis of the body or through two definite points on the body.
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Science definitions for planed
plane
[ plān ]
Noun
A two-dimensional surface, any two of whose points can be joined by a straight line that lies entirely in the surface.
Adjective
Lying in a plane:a plane curve.
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Culture definitions for planed
plane
A geometrical location having only two dimensions — length and width (no height). (See coordinates and plane geometry.)
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