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Plane

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Meaning

Adj

●
Of a
:
or level.

Noun

●
A level or
surface.
●
In Geometry & Surfaces:
A
(e.g.
or
plane).
●
In Anatomy, Geometry & Surfaces:
  • A
    (e.g.
    or
    plane).
  • An
    which
    the body into two portions.
    • ●
    A level of
    or development.
    ●
    A
    ,
    , often
    structure used to create
    by the
    of
    or water over its
    ,
    ,
    , etc. (Compare
    ,
    , hydrofoil.)
    ●
    In Computing:
    Any
    of
    17
    designated
    ranges
    of
    2¹⁶
    (65,536)
    sequential
    code
    points
    each.
    ●
    In Carpentry:
    A
    for
    by
    from the surface.
    ●
    An
    ; an aeroplane.
    ●
    In Entomology:
    Any of various
    , of various
    , having a
    flight.
    ●
    In Entomology:
    The
    Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
    ●
    A
    of the
    Platanus.
    ●
    A sycamore.

    Verb

    ●
    In Carpentry:
    To
    (wood) with a plane.
    ●
    In Nautical:
    To
    a way that
    the
    of the water.
    ●
    To
    or soar.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    plane
    English
    arrow
    plane
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    platanus
    Latin
    arrow
    πλάτανος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    arrow
    πλατύς
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    planum
    Latin
    arrow
    planus
    Latin
    arrow
    πλάνος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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