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      plane
      noun
      An airplane; an aeroplane.
      A level or flat surface.
      (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
      A level of existence or development.
      A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
      (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
      (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
      (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
      (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
      (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
      (Northern UK) A sycamore.
      (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
      verb
      (transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
      (nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
      To glide or soar.
      adjective
      Of a surface: flat or level.
      Roots
      planusplan- · Latin · flat, level
      Synonyms for plane
      airplanenplanernairlinernaircraftnjointern
      Words related to plane
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      Where does plane come from?

      The word plane breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root plan-, from Latin planus (“flat, level”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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