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   plane

   /pleɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie: "the horizontal plane" Similar flat surfacelevel surfacethe flathorizontal
   • ▪ an imaginary flat surface through or joining material objects: "the planets orbit the sun in roughly the same plane"
   • ▪ a flat or level surface of a material object: "the plane of his forehead"
   • ▪ a flat surface producing lift by the action of air or water over and under it.
   • 2. a level of existence, thought, or development: "everything is connected on the spiritual plane" Similar levelstagedegreestandardstratumpositionrungechelonfooting

   adjective

   • 1. completely level or flat: "a plane surface"
   • ▪ relating to only two-dimensional surfaces or magnitudes: "plane and solid geometry"

   verb

   • 1. (of a bird or an airborne object) soar without moving the wings; glide: "seagulls swooped and planed overhead" Similar soarglidefloatdriftwheel
   • ▪ (of a boat, surfboard, etc.) skim over the surface of water as a result of lift produced by hydrodynamic means. Similar skimglide

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin planum ‘flat surface’, neuter of the adjective planus ‘plain’. The adjective was suggested by French plan(e) ‘flat’. The word was introduced to differentiate the geometrical senses, previously expressed by plain1, from the latter's other meanings.

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     PLANE translate: самолет , рубанок , плоскость , строгать,...

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   • Vietnamese Translation

     PLANE translate: máy bay, trình độ, mặt phẳng, lướt, cái...

   • Portuguese Translation

     PLANE translate: avião, plaina, avião [masculine], plano...

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   noun. a flat or level surface. Geometry. a surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point. Fine Arts. an area of a two-dimensional surface having determinate extension and spatial direction or position: oblique plane; horizontal plane.

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