plane (Meaning)
plane (n)
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
a level of existence or development
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
plane (v)
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
travel on the surface of water
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
plane (s)
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
plane (n.)
Any tree of the genus Platanus.
plane (a.)
Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.
A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature.
An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator.
A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.
A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc.
To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank.
To efface or remove.
Figuratively, to make plain or smooth.
plane (v. i.)
Of a boat, to lift more or less out of the water while in motion, after the manner of a hydroplane; to hydroplane.
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plane Sentence Examples
- The sleek passenger plane soared effortlessly through the boundless sky.
- The military plane thundered overhead, leaving a deafening roar in its wake.
- The pilot masterfully maneuvered the small private plane through the rolling clouds.
- The wooden plane smoothly carved intricate designs into the surface beneath it.
- The students gathered around the plane geometry model, studying its angles and dimensions.
- The old oak tree had fallen, its thick trunk forming a natural plane in the forest floor.
- The shimmering reflection on the lake's surface created the illusion of a mirror plane.
- The carpenter carefully sanded the plane's surface, removing any imperfections.
- The plane tree's majestic canopy provided ample shade from the scorching sun.
- The scientists used the plane to precisely calibrate their experimental measurements.
FAQs About the word plane
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets, (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape, a level of existence or development, a
airplane, aeroplane,airliner, ship, jet, aircraft, airship, air taxi, airframe, jetliner
coarse, irregular, uneven, bumpy, irregular, rough, lumpy, coarse, lumpy, uneven
The sleek passenger plane soared effortlessly through the boundless sky.
The military plane thundered overhead, leaving a deafening roar in its wake.
The pilot masterfully maneuvered the small private plane through the rolling clouds.
The wooden plane smoothly carved intricate designs into the surface beneath it.
