plano-

¹

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

   planography.

plano-

²

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

   planogamete.

plano

³

[pley-noh]

adjective

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

   plano sunglasses.

Plano

⁴

[pley-noh]

noun

1. a town in N Texas.

plano-

combining form

1. indicating flatness or planeness

   plano-concave

Word History and Origins

Origin of plano-¹

Combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground

Origin of plano-²

Combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet

Origin of plano-³

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of plano-¹

from Latin plānus flat, level

Example Sentences

A surprising data point reverberated through the halls of PepsiCo’s Plano, Texas-based food office in 2021.

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Whether a new menu item gets greenlit from Louisville or Plano doesn’t exactly stir the national soul.

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Brands announced it was relocating its KFC headquarters from Louisville to Plano, Texas, local leaders were quick to voice regret, but not rage.

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Some larger towns like Houston are planning large celebrations, while it's often the smaller towns that need to cancel or scale back their plans, like Plano, Ill., citing sponsor pullouts and fear of political backlash.

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Born to a seamstress mom and an oil industry draftsman dad in Houston but raised in Dallas-adjacent Plano alongside his older sister, Laura — a Bay Area psychologist who loves “Shrinking” — he liked performing in plays as a teen but says, “I didn’t think anything like this was at all possible.”

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