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plane is the dictionary form of planeing Definition of plane
plane has definitions from the fields of transportation,mathematics,geometry
1
[ noun ] (transportation) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

Synonyms

airplane aeroplane

Examples

"the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

2
[ noun ] (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

Synonyms

sheet

Examples

"we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane" "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"

3
[ noun ] a level of existence or development

Examples

"he lived on a worldly plane"

4
[ adjective ] having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another

Synonyms

flat level

Examples

"a flat desk" "acres of level farmland" "a plane surface"

5
[ verb ] cut or remove with or as if with a plane

Synonyms

shave

Examples

"The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"

6
[ verb ] make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

Examples

"plane the top of the door"

7
[ verb ] travel on the surface of water

Synonyms

skim

8
[ noun ] a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Synonyms

planing_machine planer

9
[ noun ] a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

Synonyms

woodworking_plane carpenter's_plane

Examples

"the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"

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