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plane

plane

2.3
Completely flat and level with no slope
  • adjective
  • /pleɪn/
translation icon : plano
  • So this is all really from saying plane sections remain plane.

Examples

  • The table needs to be placed on a plane surface to avoid wobbling.

  • Well, one problem that we have is that these plane wings are flat.

  • OK, let's just do it over a plane region R So over a plane.

  • Each there's a plane between two hills, one to the South and one to the north.

  • Softly curving, but a flat plane across his face.

  • Flat, Flat means like the plane non flat means with bumps and lumps in it.

  • Cylinders are flat, planes are flat, spheres are not flat.

  • You can do a basically like a hamstring curl off similar to a hyperextension, but the plane of your legs is level.

  • The architect designed a house with a plane roof that allows rainwater to run off easily.

  • For the project, we need a plane area of land that is completely level for the foundation.

Synonyms

flat
vsplane
797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

is completely even, stressing absence of tilt or surface irregularities
planar
vsplane
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Relating to or lying on a flat surface that goes in two directions

describes a surface being even and without tilt, not just two-dimensional
level
vsplane
1.0

Having a flat surface

is equally even without requiring exact horizon alignment

Antonyms

42 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

16 3.3

Not even or smooth in shape

Idioms

Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go

Compounds

68 1.0

A paper or online pass that lets you travel on an airplane

A plane used by the armed forces for fighting or protection

7 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

3 9.9

A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death

reconnaissance plane
  • Specialized
3 6.5

A military plane that flies over areas to find out about the enemy

1 3.7

A small airplane used for private or hobby flying

A plane with an engine that turns spinning blades

orbital plane
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A flat path in space that a thing follows as it goes around a planet or star

1 6.1

A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade

picture plane
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer

tanker plane
  • Specialized
1 5.6

An airplane that drops water or chemicals to fight forest fires

complex plane
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points

1 8.6

A very large tree with broad branches and peeling bark from eastern and central North America

inclined plane
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A flat sloping surface that helps move heavy things up or down

jack plane
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing

rabbet plane
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A hand tool that cuts a long groove along the edge of wood

plane geometry
  • Specialized
1 3.8

The study of flat shapes like lines, circles, and shapes with many sides

1 1.1

A place where a passenger sits on an airplane

beading plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool with a curved blade that cuts small rounded shapes along wood edges

block plane
  • Specialized
7.7

A small hand tool for smoothing and trimming the ends of wood

bullnosed plane
  • Specialized
9.8

A small woodworking tool with its blade near the front for smoothing wood close to corners

A hand tool with an adjustable blade used to smooth or shape wood

Cartesian plane
  • Specialized
6.7

A flat area with two crossing lines used to show points by x and y numbers

A tool with a flat blade that makes thin even slices of semi-hard or hard cheese

chamfer plane
  • Specialized
9.7

A hand tool for cutting a sloping edge on wood

circular plane
  • Specialized
9.0

A woodworking tool with a curved, flexible base for shaping rounded wood

compass plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool with a flexible bottom for smoothing inside and outside curves in wood

9.3

A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood

dado plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A small hand tool that cuts a straight groove across a wooden board

5.3

A plane with two propellers that spin in opposite directions to make it fly more steadily

dovetail plane
  • Specialized
9.6

A tool for cutting angled grooves that join two pieces of wood together

facet plane
  • Specialized
7.7

A flat surface on a solid object that forms one face, like a cube or crystal

fore plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A long hand tool with a blade used to flatten rough boards before final smoothing

A large fast-growing tree with bark that peels, planted along city streets because it tolerates pollution

long plane
  • Specialized
8.1

A long hand tool that smooths and flattens the edges of boards for a tight fit

match plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together

multiengine plane
  • Specialized
3.3

An airplane with two or more engines

A plane powered by jet engines that flies very fast

jointer plane
  • Specialized
8.8

A long tool carpenters use to make board edges straight

jointing plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A long flat tool for making board edges straight and smooth so they fit together

router plane
  • Specialized
9.7

A tool for making narrow grooves with smooth flat bottoms in wood

openside plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A woodworking tool for cutting a long groove along a board edge that has one open side

oriental plane
  • Specialized
7.7

A large tree with broad leaves and patchy bark from southern Europe and western Asia

plane table
  • Specialized
8.1

A drawing board with a ruler on a tripod for mapping land features

plane-polarized
  • Specialized
7.9

A wave, especially light, that vibrates in only one direction

plane angle
  • Specialized
4.6

The space between two straight lines that meet on the same flat surface

plane figure
  • Specialized
3.1

A flat shape like a circle or square

plane section
  • Specialized
7.0

A flat shape made when a flat surface cuts through a solid object

plane-tree family
  • Specialized
7.7

A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade

6.8

A plane with floats that lets it land and take off from water

scrub plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A narrow heavy tool that quickly removes lots of rough wood

tangent plane
  • Specialized
8.6

A flat surface that just touches a curved surface at one point

9.9

A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together

A plane that has one propeller to make it fly

6.7

An airplane with skis that lands and takes off on snow or ice

smooth plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces smooth

smoothing plane
  • Specialized
7.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces even and fine

turbo-propeller plane
  • Specialized
5.5

An airplane with a propeller turned by a turbine engine

A plane with two propellers that flies short distances

woodworking plane
  • Specialized
6.3

A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces

How Flat

plane
2.3
level
1.0
planar
  • Specialized
1 8.2
uneven
42 2.3
rough
164 1.0

Surface Forms

plane positive

Etymology

Plane as an adjective meaning flat or level comes from Latin planus 'flat', so if something is plane it is completely even with no tilt or bumps.