plano

[pley-noh]

adjective

pertaining to eyeglasses that do not contain a curvature for correcting vision defects: plano sunglasses.

Origin of plano

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

Plano

[pley-noh]

noun

a town in N Texas.

plano-

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

Also plani-; especially before a vowel, plan-.

Origin of plano-

combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground

plano-

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

Origin of plano-

combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet

de plano

[di pley-noh, dee, dey]

adverb Chiefly Law.

without argument.
by manifest right; plainly.

Origin of de plano

From the Latin word dē planō

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Examples from the Web for plano

Contemporary Examples of plano

The reunion weekend began at a VFW hall in a non-descript strip mall in Plano—the Casey Joyce All-America Post 4380.
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow
Daniel Klaidman
October 9, 2013
The first two rapes happened within five months of each other in Plano, a suburb northwest of Dallas with a population of 250,000.
Stalking the Sorority Sisters
Christine Pelisek
October 26, 2011
On Oct. 1, 2010, Huawei opened a new headquarters in Plano, Texas.
China Bid Blocked Over Spy Worry
Eli Lake
October 11, 2011
“There are many studies being done in this area right now,” says Plano.
5 Metabolism Myths Debunked
Sarah Whitman-Salkin
August 25, 2009
“Metabolism is as unique as a fingerprint, some people metabolize food very fast and others very slow,” says Plano.
5 Metabolism Myths Debunked
Sarah Whitman-Salkin
August 25, 2009

Historical Examples of plano

When I first came out, I went to work as a carpenter's helper up218 around Plano there.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
All the rest of the objects were as usual in plano; this was in alto, indeed in altissimo rilievo.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4
Charles Dudley Warner
Plano Carpini says the tunics of the Tartars were “bacramo,” or else of baudichin (cloth of gold).
Needlework As Art
Marian Alford
I have made another only with a plano concave, without any kind of reflection, divers also by means of reflection.
Micrographia
Robert Hooke
The two examples with plano-convex cross-sections were unmodified on the plano face except for retouch along the edges.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types
James W. Cambron

British Dictionary definitions for plano

plano-

sometimes before a vowel plan-

combining form

indicating flatness or planenessplano-concave

Word Origin for plano-

from Latin plānus flat, level

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Word Origin and History for plano

plano-

alternative form of Latin plani- "flat, level," but also used in sciences as a comb. form of Greek planos "wandering" (see planet).

plano in Medicine

plano-

pref.

Flat:planocellular.