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plane

/ plane /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a carpenter''s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
"the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
Type of:
edge tool hand tool
Kinds of:
beading plane block plane bullnose bullnosed plane chamfer plane
Derived:
shave
noun Sense 2
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Type of:
power tool
Derived:
shave
noun Sense 3
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
"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"
Type of:
shape form
Kinds of:
cartesian plane facet plane midplane midline orbital plane
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 4
a level of existence or development
"he lived on a worldly plane"
Type of:
degree level stage
verb Sense 5
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
"The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
carpenter's plane woodworking plane planer planing machine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter''s plane
"plane the top of the door"
Type of:
smooth smoothen
Derived:
carpenter's plane woodworking plane planer planing machine planation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
travel on the surface of water
Type of:
glide
Kinds of:
aquaplane
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 8
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
"the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
Type of:
heavier-than-air craft
Kinds of:
airliner amphibian amphibious aircraft biplane bomber
adjective satellite Sense 9
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another
"a flat desk"
"acres of level farmland"
"a plane surface"
Similar:
even
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

edge tool hand tool beading plane block plane bullnose bullnosed plane chamfer plane power tool shape form cartesian plane facet plane