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plane
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ple?n/, [p?l?e?n]
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Homophone: plain
Etymology 1
From Latin pl?num (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of pl?nus (“plain”). The word was introduced in the 17th century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain. Doublet of llano, piano, and plain.
Adjective
plane (comparative planer, superlative planest)
- Of a surface: flat or level.
Translations
Noun
plane (plural planes)
- A level or flat surface.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- 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. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 216 (65,536) sequential code points each.
Hyponyms
- (mathematics): real plane, complex plane
- (anatomy): coronal plane, frontal plane, sagittal plane, transverse plane
- (control surface): diving plane
- (Unicode): BMP, PUP, SIP, SMP, SPUA, SSP, supplementary plane, TIP
Derived terms
Related terms
- plain
- planar
- planate
Descendants
- ? Irish: plána
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English plane, plaine, from Anglo-Norman plaine, from Late Latin pl?na (“planing tool”).
Noun
plane (plural planes)
- (countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
Translations
See also
- rhykenologist
Verb
plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)
- (transitive) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
Translations
Etymology 3
Clipping of aeroplane.
Noun
plane (plural planes)
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- Synonym: aeroplane
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)
- (nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
- To glide or soar.
Translations
Etymology 4
From Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (plátanos), from ?????? (platús, “wide, broad”).
Noun
plane (plural planes)
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
Derived terms
- oriental plane
Translations
Further reading
- Plane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Alpen, Nepal, Palen, palen, panel, penal, plena
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plan/
- Homophone: planes
Adjective
plane
- feminine singular of plan
Verb
plane
- first-person singular present indicative of planer
- third-person singular present indicative of planer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of planer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of planer
- second-person singular imperative of planer
Anagrams
- Népal, pénal
German
Pronunciation
Verb
plane
- inflection of planen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Latin
Etymology
From pl?nus (“intelligible, clear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?pla?.ne?/, [?p??ä?ne?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?pla.ne/, [?pl??n?]
Adverb
pl?n? (comparative pl?nius, superlative pl?nissim?)
- plainly (to the senses or understanding), distinctly, intelligibly
- (emphasising correctness) clearly, obviously
- (also used as an affirmative answer)
- wholly, utterly, thoroughly, quite
Related terms
- pl?nus
Descendants
- Hungarian: pláne
References
- “pl?n?” on page 1526 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading
- plane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- plane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- plane in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- plane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Anagrams
- pl?n?, pl?na
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
plane
- definite singular of plan
- plural of plan
Portuguese
Verb
plane
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of planar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of planar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of planar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of planar
Swedish
Adjective
plane
- absolute definite natural masculine form of plan.
Anagrams
- Nepal, alpen
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helicograph
English
Etymology
helico- +? -graph
Noun
helicograph (plural helicographs)
- An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
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