“plane”

Definitions

• adjective

  having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

  Synonyms: flat, level, aeroplane, aircraft, airliner, airplane, alabaster, amount, aspire, avion, caliber, compass

  • Example:“a flat desk”
  • Example:“acres of level farmland”

• noun

  an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

  Synonyms: airplane, aeroplane

  • Example:“The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.”

• noun

  (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

  Synonyms: sheet

  • Example:“We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.”
  • Example:“Any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane.”

• noun

  a level of existence or development

  • Example:“He lived on a worldly plane.”

• noun

  a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

  Synonyms: planer, planing machine

• noun

  a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

  Synonyms: carpenter's plane, woodworking plane

  • Example:“The cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work.”