Meaning of 'plane'

adjective

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

Synonyms: flat

noun

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: airplane aeroplane

noun

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

noun

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Synonyms: planer planing machine

noun

in mathematics, an unbounded two-dimensional shape

Example: "We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane."

Synonyms: sheet

noun

a level of existence or development

Example: "They lived on a worldly plane but dreamt of ascending to a more spiritual one."

verb

cut or remove with or as if with a plane

Synonyms: shave

verb

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

Example: "plane the top of the door"

verb

travel on the surface of water

Synonyms: skim