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2. | plane - (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" Synonyms: sheet | |
3. | plane - a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" | |
4. | ![]() Synonyms: planer, planing machine | |
5. | plane - a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" Synonyms: carpenter's plane, woodworking plane | |
Verb | 1. | plane - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" Synonyms: shave |
2. | plane - travel on the surface of water Synonyms: skim | |
3. | plane - make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door" | |
Adj. | 1. | plane - having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" |