see|Plane
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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/pleɪn/, /pl̩eɪn/
audio|en-us-plane.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Homophones
plain

Etymology 1
From L. planum �flat surface�, a noun use of the neuter of planus �plain�. The word was introduced in the seventeenth century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain.

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

1. Of a surface: Perfectly flat or level.

Translations
trans-top|Of a surface: Perfectly flat or level.
Czech: plochý, rovinný
Finnish: tasainen
Danish: plan
German: eben
Greek: ε�ί�εδο� [e��pipe��ðo�s] m, ομαλ�� [�o�ma�lo�s] m, λείο� [�li�o�s] m
Hebrew ��ש�ר� (mishori)
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Norwegian: t-|no|plan
Portuguese: plano
Russian: пло�кий (plóskij), �овн�й (róvnyj)
Swedish: plan
Vietnamese: bằng, phẳng, bằng phẳng
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Noun
en-noun

1. geometry A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions.
2. A level of existence. (eg, astral plane)
3. A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.

Translations
trans-top|flat surface extending infinitely in all directions
Czech: rovina f, plocha f
Danish: plan c
Dutch: vlakte f
Esperanto: ebeno
Finnish: taso
French: plan m
German: Ebene f
Greek: ε�ί�εδο [e��pipe��ðo�] n
Hebrew: ��ש�ר (mishor) m
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Ido: plano
Italian: piano m
Latvian: plakne f
Norwegian: t-|no|plan|n
Polish: p�aszczyzna f
Portuguese: plano m
Russian: пло�ко��� (plóskost�) f
Slovak: rovina f
Swedish: plan n
Spanish: plano m
Telugu: తలమ� (talamu)
Vietnamese: mặt
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trans-top|level of existence
Danish: plan n
Dutch: vlak n
Finnish: taso
German: Ebene f
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Greek: ε�ί�εδο [e��pipe��ðo�] n
Italian: piano m
Norwegian: t-|no|plan|n
Polish: wymiar f
Russian: ��овен� (úroven�) m
Slovak: rovina f
Swedish: plan n
Vietnamese: trình ��, mức
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trans-top|structure to create lateral force
Finnish: siipi
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Etymology 2
wikipedia|Plane (tool)
From Old (and modern) F. plane#Old French|plane, from late Latin plana �planing tool�, from planare.

Noun
Image:Stanley_No10_carriagemakers_rebate_plane.jpg|thumb|right|200px|a rabbet plane
en-noun

1. countable A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

Translations
trans-top|a tool
Albanian: zdrukth m
Catalan: ribot m
Croatian: strug m, rende
Czech: hoblík m
Danish: høvl c
Esperanto: rabotilo
Finnish: höylä
French: rabot m
German: Hobel m
Greek: �λάνη [�plani] f, �οκάνι [ro��kani] n, ��κάνη [ri�kani] f
Hebrew: �קצ�ע (maktsoa) m
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Hungarian: gyalu
Italian: pialla, piallatrice f
Maltese: varloppa f
Norwegian: t|no|høvel|m
Portuguese: plaina f
Russian: ��банок (rubánok) m
Sardinian (Campidanese): prana f
Serbian: strug, rende
Slovak: hoblík
Slovene: skobelj
Spanish: cepillo m
Swedish: hyvel
Turkish: rende
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Related terms
rhykenologist

Verb
en-verb|plan|ing

1. transitive To smooth (wood) with a plane.

Translations
trans-top|to smooth with a plane
Czech: hoblovat
Danish: høvle
Finnish: höylätä
German: hobeln
Greek: �λανίζ� [pla�nizo�], �οκανίζ� [�ro�ka�nizo�] (means also "to gnaw"), λειαίν� [li�e�no�], εξομαλίζ� [e��k͡so�ma�lizo�], ομαλ�ν� [�o�ma�lino�], ι�ιάζ� [i�sçazo�]
Hebrew: ��קצ�ע (lehaktsia)
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Italian: piallare
Norwegian: t|no|høvle
Portuguese: aplainar
Russian: ���ога�� (strogát�)
Slovak: hobľovať
Swedish: hyvla
Telugu: �ిత�రి� ప���� (chitrika paTTu)
Vietnamese: bào
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Etymology 3
Abbreviated from aeroplane.

Noun
en-noun

1. An airplane; an aeroplane.

Derived terms
floatplane
seaplane

Translations
trans-top|airplane
Asturian: avión m
Czech: letoun m
Danish: flyver c
Dutch: vliegtuig n
Finnish: lentokone
French: avion m
German: Flugzeug n, Flieger m (infml.)
Greek: αε�ο�λάνο n
Hebrew: ���ס (matos) m, ����ר�� (aviron) n
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Italian: aereo m
Norwegian: t+|no|fly|n
Polish: samolot m
Portuguese: avião m, aeroplano m
Russian: �амол�� (samoljót) m
Slovak: lietadlo n
Swahili: ndege
Swedish: plan n
Tok Pisin: balus
Turkish: uçak, tayyare (obsolete)
Vietnamese: máy bay; tàu bay (poetic)
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Verb
en-verb|plan|ing

1. nautical To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
2. To glide or soar.

Translations
trans-top|to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
Finnish: liukua, plaanata, nousta plaaniin
Italian: planare
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Norwegian: t-|no|plane
Swedish: plana
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trans-top|to glide
Czech: plachtit
Finnish: liitää, liukua
German: gleiten
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Russian: па�и�� (parit')
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Etymology 4
From Old (and modern) French plane#French|plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek �λα�ανο�, from �λα�ο� �broad�.

Noun
en-noun

1. countable botany A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

Translations
trans-top|deciduous tree
Czech: platan m
Danish: platan c
Dutch: plataan m
Finnish: plataanipuu
German: Platane f
Greek: �λά�ανο� [�plata�no�s] m, �λα�άνι [pla�tani] n
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Hebrew: ���� (dolev) m
Italian: platano m
Norwegian: t|no|platan|m
Russian: пла�ан (platán) m, �ина� (�inár) m, �ина�а (�inára) f
Slovak: platan m
Vietnamese: cây tiêu huy�n
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French

Verb
plane

1. first person and third person indicative and sunbjunctive of planer, glide

German

Noun
plane

1. See Plane

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