plane

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

- a plane surface

Similar word(s): even, flat, level

noun

1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

- the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane

Similar word(s): aeroplane, airplane

Definition categories: man–made

2. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

- 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

Similar word(s): sheet

Definition categories: shape, form

3. a level of existence or development

- he lived on a worldly plane

Definition categories: state, degree, level, point, stage

4. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Similar word(s): planer

Definition categories: man–made

5. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

- the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane

Similar word(s): shave

Definition categories: contact, cut

2. travel on the surface of water

Similar word(s): skim

Definition categories: motion, glide

3. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

- plane the top of the door

Definition categories: contact, smooth, smoothen