Definition of plane

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  • plane is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
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Definition of plane

  • a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. planer
    2. planing machine
  • an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun)

    Examples

    1. the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane

    Synonyms

    1. aeroplane
    2. airplane
  • a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood (noun)

    Examples

    1. the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

    Synonyms

    1. carpenter's plane
    2. woodworking plane
  • travel on the surface of water (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. skim
  • (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape (noun)

    Examples

    1. we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane
    2. any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane

    Synonyms

    1. sheet
  • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a plane surface

    Synonyms

    1. flat
    2. level
  • cut or remove with or as if with a plane (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. shave
  • a level of existence or development (noun)

    Examples

    1. he lived on a worldly plane
  • make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane (verb)

    Examples

    1. plane the top of the door

See definition of plane in Merriam Webster