Meaning of plane | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A level or flat surface.
2. A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
   countable
3. Of a surface: flat or level
4. An airplane; an aeroplane.
5. A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
   countable
6. A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
7. A level or flat surface
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
9. A sycamore.
   Northern-UK
10. An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
11. A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof. An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions
12. The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
13. A level of existence or development.
14. An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions
15. A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
16. A level of existence or development
17. Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.

Equivalents

Examples

“Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated.”

“astral plane”

“Nettie's stories about her experiences in Africa point out many parallels between the African and American ways of life. Her stories about the African lifestyle and family structure, in particular, point out the sexist and oppressive conditions that women are forced to submit to on a global plane.”

“The plane is travelling impossibly slowly – 30km an hour – when it gently noses up and leaves the ground. With air beneath them, the rangy wings seem to gain strength; the fuselage that on the ground seemed flimsy becomes elegant, like a crane vaunting in flight. It seems not to fly, though, so much as float.”

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