Plano

¹ American  

[pley-noh] / ˈpleɪ noʊ /

noun

1. a town in N Texas.

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plano- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “flat,” “plane,” used in the formation of compound words.

   planography.

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plano- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “moving,” “capable of movement,” used in the formation of compound words.

   planogamete.

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plano ⁴ American  

[pley-noh] / ˈpleɪ noʊ /

adjective

1. pertaining to eyeglasses that do not contain a curvature for correcting vision defects.

   plano sunglasses.

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plano- British  

combining form

1. indicating flatness or planeness

   plano-concave

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Etymology

Origin of plano-¹

Combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground

Origin of plano-¹

Combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet

Origin of plano¹

First recorded in 1945–50; independent use of plano- ¹

Example Sentences

Portfolio manager Vincent Ahn at Wisdom Fixed Income Management in Plano, Texas, said he remains nervous about upside risks to inflation in 2026, adding that “we’re not in the all-clear.”

From MarketWatch

AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to the nearby suburb of Plano, a move that would deal another powerful blow to the city’s reeling central business district.

From The Wall Street Journal

The firm plans to move into the former headquarters of Electronic Data Systems in Plano, about 23 miles north of its current base, according to a Monday morning all-staff email viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

AT&T’s decision to move to Plano comes after more than a year of talks with the city government in which the company expressed concerns about downtown public safety, said Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plano’s population of nearly 300,000 has been expanding at 1% to 2% a year, according to the city government.

From The Wall Street Journal