plane
- adjective
- /pleɪn/
- So this is all really from saying plane sections remain plane.
Examples
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The table needs to be placed on a plane surface to avoid wobbling.
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Well, one problem that we have is that these plane wings are flat.
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OK, let's just do it over a plane region R So over a plane.
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Each there's a plane between two hills, one to the South and one to the north.
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Softly curving, but a flat plane across his face.
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Flat, Flat means like the plane non flat means with bumps and lumps in it.
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Cylinders are flat, planes are flat, spheres are not flat.
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You can do a basically like a hamstring curl off similar to a hyperextension, but the plane of your legs is level.
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The architect designed a house with a plane roof that allows rainwater to run off easily.
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For the project, we need a plane area of land that is completely level for the foundation.
Synonyms
Level and even without parts higher or lower
Relating to or lying on a flat surface that goes in two directions
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Compounds
A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death
- Specialized
A military plane that flies over areas to find out about the enemy
- Specialized
A flat path in space that a thing follows as it goes around a planet or star
A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade
- Specialized
A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer
- Specialized
A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points
A very large tree with broad branches and peeling bark from eastern and central North America
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A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Specialized
The study of flat shapes like lines, circles, and shapes with many sides
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A hand tool with a curved blade that cuts small rounded shapes along wood edges
- Specialized
A small woodworking tool with its blade near the front for smoothing wood close to corners
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A flat area with two crossing lines used to show points by x and y numbers
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A woodworking tool with a curved, flexible base for shaping rounded wood
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flexible bottom for smoothing inside and outside curves in wood
- Archaic
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
- Specialized
A plane with two propellers that spin in opposite directions to make it fly more steadily
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A tool for cutting angled grooves that join two pieces of wood together
- Specialized
A flat surface on a solid object that forms one face, like a cube or crystal
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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
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A long hand tool that smooths and flattens the edges of boards for a tight fit
- Specialized
A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together
- Specialized
A long flat tool for making board edges straight and smooth so they fit together
- Specialized
A woodworking tool for cutting a long groove along a board edge that has one open side
- Specialized
A large tree with broad leaves and patchy bark from southern Europe and western Asia
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A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade
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A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together
- Specialized
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
How Flat
Surface Forms
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.