plane

phonetic symbol: / pléɪn / 

plane - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
e.g.)
・the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
aeroplane , airplane

[ noun ]
■ a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
e.g.)
・the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
carpenter's plane , woodworking plane

[ noun ]
■ a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
planer , planing machine

[ noun ]
■ (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
e.g.)
・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
sheet

[ noun ]
■ a level of existence or development
e.g.)
・he lived on a worldly plane

[ verb ]
■ cut or remove with or as if with a plane
shave

[ verb ]
■ make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
e.g.)
・plane the top of the door

[ verb ]
■ travel on the surface of water
skim

[ adjective satellite ]
■ having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
e.g.)
・a plane surface
flat , level

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