plane

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US /pleɪn/ See IPA manual

Homophones

plain /plen/

noun verb Freq #1052

Meanings

1

noun
A vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air.

The flight was delayed due to trouble with the plane.
2

noun
A completely flat surface that extends in all directions.

We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.
3

noun
A hand tool with a blade for smoothing or shaping wood.

The cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work.
4

verb
To make wood smooth or even using a plane.

He planed the top of the door so it would close.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a vehicle with wings and... aeroplane airplane

2 noun · a completely flat surface... sheet

3 noun · a hand tool with a blade... carpenter's plane

Word family

Forms planedplanerplanesplanestplaning

Derived forms antiplaneaquaplanebackplanebattleplanebiplanecargoplanecarplanecenterplaneconvexoplanecoplanedeplaneeigenplane

Related forms plain planarplanate

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Etymology

From Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”).

plane Middle English platanus Latin πλάτανος Ancient Greek

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# plane

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** pleɪn
**Frequency rank:** 1052

## Meanings
1. A vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air.
2. A completely flat surface that extends in all directions.
3. A hand tool with a blade for smoothing or shaping wood.
4. To make wood smooth or even using a plane.

## Examples
- The flight was delayed due to trouble with the plane.
- We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.
- The cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work.
- He planed the top of the door so it would close.

## Derived Forms
- antiplane
- aquaplane
- backplane
- battleplane
- biplane
- cargoplane
- carplane
- centerplane
- convexoplane
- coplane
- deplane
- eigenplane

## Related Forms
- plain
- planar
- planate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: plane
- Root: platanus
- Root: πλάτανος

## Etymology
From Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”).

## AI Etymology
Plane comes from Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”). The historical chain includes plane (Middle English), plane (Old French), platanus (Latin), πλάτανος (Ancient Greek). In present-day English it covers a vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air, a completely flat surface that extends in all directions, and a hand tool with a blade for smoothing or shaping wood. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiplane, aquaplane, backplane, battleplane, biplane and related forms such as plain, planar, planate.

## Topics
- Transportation

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