plane
/plein/
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Definition
Noun:
- A flat surface: A surface that is perfectly level and even, with no curves or slopes.
- A level of existence, thought, or development: A particular stage or standard of something.
- An airplane: A vehicle with fixed wings that flies through the air, powered by engines.
- A tool for smoothing wood: A hand tool with a sharp blade, used to make wood surfaces smooth and level.
Verb:
- To make smooth or level: To use a tool to remove thin layers from a surface, especially wood, to make it flat.
- To glide or skim: To move smoothly over a surface, like a boat over water.
Adjective:
- Flat and level: Having a surface that is completely even, with no part higher than another.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The drawing was done on a single plane of paper. (The drawing was on a flat sheet of paper.)
- Their discussion moved to a higher philosophical plane. (Their talk reached a more advanced level of thought.)
- The plane landed safely at the airport. (The airplane arrived safely.)
- He used a plane to smooth the edge of the table. (He used a woodworking tool to make the table edge flat.)
Verb:
- She will plane the rough board until it is smooth. (She will smooth the board with a tool.)
- The boat seemed to plane across the calm lake. (The boat moved smoothly over the water's surface.)
Adjective:
- The top of the table must be perfectly plane. (The tabletop must be completely flat.)
Advanced Usage
- "On a different plane": At a completely different level or standard.
- Her artistic talent operates on a different plane from most. (Her skill is at a much higher level.)
- "To plane off": To remove material to make a surface level.
- He needed to plane off a few millimeters to make the door fit. (He needed to shave off wood so the door would fit properly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Airplane (n): A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings. (A compound word using 'plane').
- Planer (n): A machine or person that planes wood or other materials.
- Planar (adj): Relating to or situated in a plane (flat surface). Often used in technical contexts like geometry.
Synonyms
- Noun (surface): Flat, level, surface.
- Noun (level): Level, stratum, sphere, stage.
- Noun (aircraft): Aircraft, airplane, aeroplane.
- Verb (smooth): Smooth, shave, level, flatten.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Plane down: To reduce the thickness or height of something by planing.
- He had to plane down the wooden beam. (He had to make the beam thinner by shaving it.)
- Plane away: To remove something (like a rough spot) by planing.
- She planed away the imperfections on the cabinet door. (She removed the rough parts with a plane.)
Related Idioms
- On the same plane: At the same level or standard.
- They are not on the same intellectual plane. (They do not think at the same level.)
- To plane a path: To make progress in a smooth and steady way. (Less common, metaphorical).
- The new policy planed a path for economic growth. (The policy created a smooth course for growth.)
Adjective
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- a flat desk
- acres of level farmland
- a plane surface
- skirts sewn with fine flat seams
Noun
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
- the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a level of existence or development
- he lived on a worldly plane
- (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
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
Verb
- make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
- plane the top of the door
- travel on the surface of water
- cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood