plane

nouns

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

"the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

(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"

plane, sheet

is derived from

a level of existence or development

"he lived on a worldly plane"

plane

is a type of (narrower)

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

"a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

plane, planer, planing machine

a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

"the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"

cut or remove with or as if with a plane

"The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"

plane, shave

is derived from

travel on the surface of water

plane, skim

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

"plane the top of the door"

plane

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

"smooth the surface of the wood"

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"

flat, level, plane

is derived from