Plane Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Plane

Meaning 1 : a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

    Synonyms : planer,  planing machine
Meaning 2 : an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

    Example : the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane

    Synonyms : aeroplane,  airplane
Meaning 3 : a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

    Example : the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

    Synonyms : carpenter's plane,  woodworking plane
Meaning 4 : travel on the surface of water

    Synonyms : skim
Meaning 5 : (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

    Example : 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

    Synonyms : sheet
Meaning 6 : having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

    Example : a plane surface

    Synonyms : flat,  level
Meaning 7 : cut or remove with or as if with a plane

    Synonyms : shave
Meaning 8 : a level of existence or development

    Example : he lived on a worldly plane

Meaning 9 : make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

    Example : plane the top of the door

How to Pronounce Plane

  • pleɪn