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plane

plane

71 7.8
A level of thought, feeling, or experience
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • And we are physical creatures on this plane to delight.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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

layer
vsplane
135 4.1

A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning

refers to a neutral level across existence, thought, or data

Idioms

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

Compounds

65 1.0

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

17 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

A plane used by the armed forces for fighting or protection

9 9.9

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

reconnaissance plane
  • Specialized
4 6.5

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

A plane with an engine that turns spinning blades

2 3.7

A small airplane used for private or hobby flying

1 6.1

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

orbital plane
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

tanker plane
  • Specialized
1 5.6

An airplane that drops water or chemicals to fight forest fires

picture plane
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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

complex plane
  • Specialized
1 7.1

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

inclined plane
  • Specialized
1 3.9

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

1 1.1

A place where a passenger sits on an airplane

plane geometry
  • Specialized
1 3.8

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

rabbet plane
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

jack plane
  • Specialized
1 7.6

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

A plane powered by jet engines that flies very fast

1 5.8

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

A plane that has one propeller to make it fly

tangent plane
  • Specialized
1 8.6

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

block plane
  • Specialized
1 7.7

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

plane figure
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A flat shape like a circle or square

plane angle
  • Specialized
1 4.6

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

1 6.7

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

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

plane-polarized
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

plane section
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

plane table
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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

1 6.8

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

1 2.8

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

Cartesian plane
  • Specialized
1 6.7

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

A plane with two propellers that flies short distances

router plane
  • Specialized
1 9.7

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

smooth plane
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces smooth

smoothing plane
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces even and fine

circular plane
  • Specialized
1 9.0

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

long plane
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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

multiengine plane
  • Specialized
1 3.3

An airplane with two or more engines

beading plane
  • Specialized
9.9

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

bullnosed plane
  • Specialized
9.8

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

chamfer plane
  • Specialized
9.7

A hand tool for cutting a sloping edge on 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

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

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

match plane
  • Specialized
9.9

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

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

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-tree family
  • Specialized
7.7

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

scrub plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A narrow heavy tool that quickly removes lots of rough wood

9.9

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

turbo-propeller plane
  • Specialized
5.5

An airplane with a propeller turned by a turbine engine

woodworking plane
  • Specialized
6.3

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

Surface Forms

plane singular
planes plural

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.