plane

/plˈeɪn/

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Adjective Satellite
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
Noun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
Noun
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
Noun
a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
Noun
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Noun
a carpenter''s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
Verb
cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
Verb
travel on the surface of water
Verb
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter''s plane; "plane the top of the door"
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