plane

/pleɪn/ · noun

Meaning

A level or flat surface.
A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
A level of existence or development. (eg, 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.
(Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.
An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
Of a surface: flat or level.
A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
To smooth (wood) with a plane.
An airplane; an aeroplane.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called aeroplanes.
The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
To glide or soar.
A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
(Northern UK) A sycamore.

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