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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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plumb
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: pl?m, IPA(key): /pl?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
- Homophone: plum
Etymology 1
From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.
Adjective
plumb (comparative more plumb, superlative most plumb)
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Synonyms
- (truly vertical): perpendicular
Translations
Adverb
plumb (not comparable)
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Plumb down he drops.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- (informal) Squarely, directly; completely.
- It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
- Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.
Translations
Noun
plumb (plural plumbs)
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
Synonyms
- (construction): plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
plumb (third-person singular simple present plumbs, present participle plumbing, simple past and past participle plumbed)
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (transitive, figuratively) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- (dated) To seal something with lead.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
plumb (plural plumbs)
- Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).
- 1767, Select Essays on Husbandry
- Without attending to sub-divisions, all the pears are of one species, as well as all the apples, plumbs, peaches, cherries, lemons, citrons, oranges […]
- 1767, Select Essays on Husbandry
Albanian
Alternative forms
- plum (Gheg)
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin plumbum (“lead”).
Noun
plumb m (definite singular plumbi)
- lead (metal)
- bullet
Declension
References
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin plumbum (“lead”).
Noun
plumb n (uncountable)
- lead (metal)
- lead (chemical element)
Declension
Derived terms
- plumburiu
- plumbui
- plumbos
Related terms
- plumbar
Noun
plumb m (plural plumbi)
- bullet, projectile
Declension
Synonyms
- glon?
Noun
plumb n (plural plumburi)
- (dated, chiefly Moldavia) pencil
Declension
Synonyms
- creion
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