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Plane
plane adjective1.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"[syn: flat] noun1.an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"[syn: airplane]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"3.a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"4.a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood5.a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" verb1.cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"2.travel on the surface of water3.make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door" |
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