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• plano
  plano

  adjective

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

  noun

  a town in N Texas.
• plano-
  plano-

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

plano

¹ 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 ² American  

[pley-noh] / ˈpleɪ noʊ /

noun

1. a town in N Texas.

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plano- ³ American  

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

   planography.

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plano- ⁴ American  

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

   planogamete.

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plano- British  

combining form

1. indicating flatness or planeness

   plano-concave

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Etymology

Origin of plano¹

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

Origin of plano-³

Combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground

Origin of plano-⁴

Combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

plano Plano

I have made another only with a plano concave, without any kind of reflection, divers also by means of reflection.

From Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon by Hooke, Robert

All the rest of the objects were as usual in plano; this was in alto, indeed in altissimo rilievo.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

The great object at this time, was to contrive such a chart in plano, with short lines, that all places might be truly laid down according to their respective longitudes and latitudes.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

That reason is an amicus curiæ who speaks de plano, not pro tribunali.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

Papal edicts against heretics had made familiar to all men the notion that a judge should at times proceed summarie et de plano et sine strepitu et figura justitiae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

Kirk also bowed out of scheduled appearances in Plano, Texas, and at Iowa State University.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

“Financial planners don’t just advise on investments, but also taxes and insurance among other things,” says Andrew Herzog, a Plano, Texas-based CFP.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

She now visits the new Plano Dollar Tree location two or three times a month, spending $30 to $50 each time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

She performed with opera companies in Nashville and Atlanta, and in Texas she sang with the Dallas Opera, with symphony orchestras in Irving and Plano, and with a master chorale in Amarillo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

From the first moment I set foot in Hampden, I had begun to dread the end of term, when I would have to go back to Plano, and flat land, and filling stations, and dust.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt