plane
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7.8
- noun
- /pleɪn/
:
plano
- Above that is the spiritual plane, and above that is the divine plane.
- a moral plane
- a higher plane
- a plane of reality
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.
- We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.
- Above that is the spiritual plane, and above that is the divine plane.
- We're getting through to people on on all planes.
- So the one that we live in, this is called BU Loca, which means the material plane.
- And I'm just going to work it in to the hairline because when the sun hits US, it hits US on our highest planes.
- All of us are in a certain respect by participating in this culture, placed or rather elevated to a higher plane.
- Every wannabe tough guy in the movies on that plane.
- So it's almost as if the salad is, I don't want to say dead, but, you know, sort of on another plane, sort of an Angel salad.
Examples
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First it appears on the social plane and then on the psychological plane.
Academic text (1992) -
You asked me if I believed there was some plane of reality beyond ours.
Fiction book (1996) -
My novel stands on an equal plane of authority.
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And we are physical creatures on this plane to delight.
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We therefore tend to think of them as somewhat alien to our plane of reality.
Academic text (1992) -
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.
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On another ethical plane, without some measure of good, how do we perceive evil?
Academic text (1991) -
Could the Mothman be a visitor from another plane of existence, one beyond our own?
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But in a moment she reappeared, as Colene stepped across the same plane of reality.
Fiction book (1992) -
In philosophy, we often discuss concepts on a higher plane of thought that explore existence.
Synonyms
182
4.1
A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning
Idioms
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Compounds
3
9.9
A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death
- Specialized
3
6.5
A military plane that flies over areas to find out about the enemy
- 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
- Specialized
1
8.1
A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer
- 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
- Specialized
1
7.6
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Specialized
1
3.8
The study of flat shapes like lines, circles, and shapes with many sides
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A flat area with two crossing lines used to show points by x and y numbers
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade
- Specialized
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plane meaning a level or layer of thought borrows the idea of a flat layer from Latin planus 'flat', so a higher plane is like a different flat level of reality or thought.