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plane
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
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adjective
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
“a flat desk”
noun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
noun
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
“the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work”
noun
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
noun
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
“we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”
noun
a level of existence or development
“he lived on a worldly plane”
verb
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
verb
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
“plane the top of the door”
verb
travel on the surface of water
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a flat desk
acres of level farmland
a plane surface
skirts sewn with fine flat seams
the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
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
he lived on a worldly plane
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
plane the top of the door
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