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plane¹
- /pleɪn/
Sounds like plain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Latin plānum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of plānus (“plain”). The word was introduced in the 17th century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain. Doublet of llano, piano, plain, and plan.
adjective planer · planest
- Of a surface: flat or level.
noun planes
- A level or flat surface.
- A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof. Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated.
- An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level of existence or development. astral plane
- 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.
- Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
plane²
- /pleɪn/
Sounds like plain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English plane, plaine, from Anglo-Norman plaine, from Late Latin plāna (“planing tool”).
noun planes
- A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
verb planes · planing · planed
- To smooth (wood) with a plane.
plane³
- /pleɪn/
Sounds like plain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn
noun planes · 'plane
- An airplane; an aeroplane. on a plane
-
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
Similar: aeroplane
- The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
verb planes · planing · planed · 'plane
- To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
- To glide or soar.
plane⁴
- /pleɪn/
Sounds like plain (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”).
noun planes
- A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- A sycamore.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flat, level, even, skim, airplane, aeroplane, sheet, shave, planing machine, woodworking plane, plain, planar, edge, device, apparatus, machinery
Translations
Every language
adj of a surface: flat or level.
| Español | plano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 水平的 shuǐpíng de, 平面的 píngmiàn de |
| हिन्दी | समतल samtal |
| Português | plano |
| Français | plan, plat |
| Deutsch | eben |
| Italiano | piano |
| Ελληνικά | επίπεδος epípedos, ίσος ísos |
| Русский | пло́ский plóskij, ро́вный róvnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bằng, phẳng, bằng phẳng |
| עברית | מישורי mishori |
noun geometry: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions
| Español | plano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평면 pyeongmyeon |
| 日本語 | 平面 heimen |
| 中文 | 平面 píngmiàn |
| हिन्दी | समतल samtal |
| Português | plano |
| Français | plan |
| Deutsch | Ebene |
| Italiano | piano |
| Ελληνικά | επίπεδο epípedo |
| Română | plan |
| Русский | пло́скость plóskostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mặt phẳng |
noun level or flat surface
| Español | plano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평면 pyeongmyeon |
| 日本語 | 平面 heimen |
| 中文 | 平面 píngmiàn |
| हिन्दी | समतल samtal |
| Italiano | piano |
| Ελληνικά | επίπεδο epípedo |
noun level of existence
| 中文 | 位面, 界 jiè |
|---|---|
| Português | plano |
| Deutsch | Ebene |
| Italiano | piano |
| Русский | у́ровень úrovenʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trình độ, mức |
noun a tool
| Español | cepillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대패 daepae |
| 日本語 | 鉋 kanna |
| 中文 | 鉋刀 /刨刀 bàodāo, 鉋子 /刨子 bàozi |
| हिन्दी | रंदा randā |
| Kiswahili | randa |
| Português | plaina |
| Français | rabot |
| Deutsch | Hobel |
| Italiano | pialla, piallatrice, pialletto |
| Ελληνικά | πλάνη pláni |
| Română | rindea |
| Русский | руба́нок rubánok, струг strug, калёвка kaljóvka, шерхе́бель šerxébelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bào |
| العربية | مِسْحَاج misḥāj, مِنْجَرَة minjara, مِسْحَج misḥaj |
| עברית | מקצוע maktsoa |
verb to smooth with a plane
| Español | cepillar, dolar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 削る kezuru |
| 中文 | 刨 páo |
| Kiswahili | randa |
| Português | aplainar |
| Français | raboter |
| Deutsch | hobeln |
| Italiano | piallare |
| Ελληνικά | πλανίζω planízo |
| Română | rabota, rindelui, gelui |
| Русский | строга́ть strogátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bào |
| العربية | سَحَجَ saḥaja |
| עברית | הקציע hiktsia |
noun airplane
| Español | avión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비행기 bihaenggi, 항공기 hanggonggi |
| 日本語 | 飛行機 hikōki, 航空機 kōkūki |
| 中文 | 飛機 /飞机 fēijī, 飛行機 /飞行机 fēixíngjī |
| हिन्दी | विमान vimān, हवाई जहाज़ havāī jahāz, वायु-यान vāyu-yān |
| Kiswahili | ndege |
| Português | avião, aeroplano |
| Français | avion, aéroplane |
| Deutsch | Flugzeug, Flieger, Maschine |
| Italiano | aereo, aeroplano |
| Ελληνικά | αεροπλάνο aeropláno, αεροσκάφος aeroskáfos |
| Русский | самолёт samoljót, аэропла́н aeroplán |
| Tiếng Việt | máy bay, tàu bay |
| العربية | طَائِرَة ṭāʔira, طَيَّارَة ṭayyāra |
| עברית | מָטוֹס matós, אווירון, אֲוִירוֹן avirón |
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title = {plane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
