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plane [a]
 
1)having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"
    Synonyms :flat level 
    See Also: even 
 
plane [n]
 
1)an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
    Synonyms :aeroplane airplane 
    See Also: heavier-than-air_craft  astern  circumnavigation  accelerator  airliner  amphibian  biplane  bomber  defroster  edge_tool  escape_hatch  attack_aircraft  fuselage  hangar_queen  bonnet  dip_circle  jet  landing_gear  monoplane  multiengine_airplane  navigation_light  fuel_pod  propeller_plane  radar_dome  reconnaissance_plane  roll-on_roll-off  hydroplane  ski-plane  tanker_plane  turbojet  windscreen  wing  log  place  highjacker  passenger  drift  leeway  atomic_number_22  prang  hunt 
 
2)(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"
    Synonyms :sheet 
    See Also: form  math  cartesian_plane  facet_plane  midline  orbital_plane  picture_plane  tangent_plane 
 
3)a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: degree 
 
4)a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
    Synonyms :planer planing_machine 
    See Also: power_tool 
 
5)a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
    Synonyms :carpenter's_plane woodworking_plane 
    See Also: edge_tool  hand_tool  beading_plane  block_plane  bullnose  chamfer_plane  circular_plane  combination_plane  dovetail_plane  fore_plane  jack_plane  jointer  match_plane  openside_plane  router_plane  scrub_plane  smooth_plane 
 
plane [v]
 
1)cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
    Synonyms :shave 
    See Also: cut  carpenter's_plane 
 
2)travel on the surface of water
    Synonyms :skim 
    See Also: glide  aquaplane  aquaplane 
 
3)make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: smooth  carpenter's_plane  planation 
 



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