Definition of planes Planes
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Wiktionary 
- planes (Noun)
Plural of plane.
Part of speech
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| plane - a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" | ||
| carpenter's plane, woodworking plane | ||
| edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) | ||
| hand tool a tool used with workers' hands | ||
| beading plane a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork | ||
| block plane a small plane used on end grains of wood | ||
| bullnose, bullnosed plane a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front | ||
| chamfer plane a plane that makes a beveled edge | ||
| circular plane, compass plane a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces | ||
| combination plane a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes | ||
| dovetail plane a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints | ||
| fore plane a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane | ||
| jack plane a carpenter's plane for rough finishing | ||
| jointer, jointer plane, jointing plane, long plane a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together | ||
| match plane, tonguing and grooving plane a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards | ||
| openside plane, rabbet plane a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets | ||
| router plane a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms | ||
| scrub plane a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock | ||
| smooth plane, smoothing plane a small plane for finish work | ||
| 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" | ||
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| shape, form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| cartesian plane a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates | ||
| facet plane the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube) | ||
| midline, midplane the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) | ||
| orbital plane (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting | ||
| picture plane the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work | ||
| plane - a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood | ||
| planer, planing machine | ||
| power tool a tool driven by a motor | ||
| plane - a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" | ||
| plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" | ||
| airplane, aeroplane | ||
| heavier-than-air craft a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it | ||
| accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, accelerator, gas, gun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | ||
| airliner a commercial airplane that carries passengers | ||
| amphibious aircraft, amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | ||
| biplane old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other | ||
| bomber a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight | ||
| delta wing an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle | ||
| escape hatch hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency | ||
| attack aircraft, fighter aircraft, fighter a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air | ||
| fuselage the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) | ||
| hangar queen an airplane with a bad maintenance record | ||
| cowling, bonnet, cowl, hood a hat tied under the chin | ||
| jet-propelled plane, jet plane, jet an airplane powered by one or more jet engines | ||
| landing gear an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground | ||
| monoplane an airplane with a single wing | ||
| multiengine airplane, multiengine plane a plane with two or more engines | ||
| navigation light light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip | ||
| fuel pod, pod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane | ||
| propeller plane an airplane that is driven by a propeller | ||
| radar dome, radome a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves | ||
| reconnaissance plane a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy | ||
| seaplane, hydroplane an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane" | ||
| ski-plane an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield | ||
| tanker plane an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire | ||
| windscreen, windshield transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | ||
| wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | ||
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| plane - make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door" | ||
| smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" | ||
| plane - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" | ||
| shave | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| plane - travel on the surface of water | ||
| skim | ||
| glide move smoothly and effortlessly | ||
| aquaplane ride on an aquaplane | ||
| aquaplane ride on an aquaplane | ||
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Wiktionary
- plane (Noun)
A level or flat surface. - plane (Noun)
A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions e. g. horizontal or vertical plane. - plane (Noun)
A level of existence or development. - plane (Noun)
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. - plane (Noun)
Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code point s. - plane (Noun)
An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions. - plane (Noun)
A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface. - plane (Noun)
An airplane; an aeroplane. - plane (Noun)
A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus. - plane (Noun)
A sycamore. - plane (Verb)
To smooth wood with a plane. - plane (Verb)
To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water. - plane (Verb)
To glide or soar. - plane (Adjective)
Of a surface: flat or level.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- plane (n.)
Any tree of the genus Platanus. - plane (a.)
Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface. - plane (a.)
A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. - plane (a.)
An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. - plane (a.)
A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. - plane (a.)
A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. - plane (a.)
To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank. - plane (a.)
To efface or remove. - plane (a.)
Figuratively, to make plain or smooth.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions. -
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A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings that obtains lift by the Bernoulli effect and is used for transportation. -
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A tool for shaping wood. -
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A level of existence or development.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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plÄn, n. (geom.) a surface on which, if any two points be taken, the straight line joining them will lie entirely on the surface: (astron.) a surface thought of as bounded by the line round which a heavenly body moves: any flat or level surface: any incline on which coal is lowered by the effect of gravity: any grade of life or of development.âadj. having the character of a plane: pertaining to, lying in, or forming a plane.âv.t. to make plane or smooth.âadj. PlÄâ˛nary, relating to a plane: flat.ân. Planeâ˛-tÄâ˛ble, a topographical instrument used in field-mapping, and having a sighting-telescope for observing objects, whose angles may be noted on a paper on the table of the instrument: an inclined table on which ore is dressed.âv.t. to survey with a plane-table.âns. Planâ˛igraph, an instrument for reducing or enlarging drawings; Planimâ˛eter, an instrument for measuring the area of a plane figure.âadjs. Planimetâ˛ric, -al.ân. Planimâ˛etry, the mensuration of plane surfaces.âadj. Planipetâ˛alous, having flat petals.âns. Planâ˛isher, a thin flat-ended tool used for smoothing tin-plate and brasswork: a workman who planishes, esp. one who prepares copper-plates for engravers; Planâ˛isphere, a sphere projected on a plane.âadjs. Planispherâ˛ic; PlÄno-conâ˛cave, plane on one side and concave on the other; PlÄâ˛no-conâ˛ical, plane on one side and conical on the other; PlÄâ˛no-conâ˛vex, plane on one side and convex on the other.ân. Planogâ˛raphist, a map-maker.âadj. PlÄâ˛no-horizonâ˛tal, having a plane horizontal surface or position.âns. Planomâ˛eter, a plane surface used in machine-making as a gauge for plane surfaces; Planomâ˛etry, the measurement of plane surfaces.âadj. PlÄâ˛no-subâ˛ulate, smooth and awl-shaped.âPlane angle, an angle contained by two straight lines in a plane; Plane figure, a figure all of whose points lie in one plane; Plane geometry, the geometry of plane figures; Plane sailing, the calculation of a ship's place in its course, as if the earth were flat instead of spherical: easy work; Plane trigonometry, that branch of trigonometry which treats of triangles described on a plane.âInclined plane (see Incline); Perspective plane (see Perspective). [Fr.,âL. planus, plain.] -
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plÄn, n. a carpenter's tool for producing a level or smooth surface.âv.t. to make a surface (as of wood) level by means of a plane.âns. PlÄâ˛ner, a tool or machine for planing: a smooth wooden block used for levelling a form of type; PlÄnâ˛ing-machineâ˛, a machine for planing wood or metals.âv.t. Planâ˛ish, to make smooth: to polish. [Fr.,âLow L. planÄre, to make level.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine âď¸
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a term used by shipwrights, implying the area, or imaginary surface, contained within any particular outlines. Thus the plane of elevation, plate I. exhibits a surface limited by the head before, by the stern abaft, by the keel below, and by the upper part of the vesselâs side above. Thus the horizontal plane, in the same plate, is comprehended within the lines which describe the shipâs greatest breadth and length; and thus also the plane of projection, represented likewise in plate I. circumscribes the greatest height and breadth of the same vessel.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book âľ
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plane
In a general sense, a perfectly level surface; but it is a term used by shipwrights, implying the area or imaginary surface contained within any particular outlines, as the plane of elevation, or sheer-draught, &c.
Wikipedia 
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mathematics
A plane is a perfectly flat surface extending in all directions. Try to imagine the ceiling of a room, only extended into all directions infinitely. A plane has two dimensions: length and width. All planes are flat surfaces. If a surface is not flat, it is called a "curved surface".
In geometry, a plane is made up of an infinite number of lines (or points). It has no thickness.
A "plane figure" is part of a plane. It is named by the capital letters (e.g. A, B, C...X, Y, Z) that are put at its corners.
More mathematical.
In mathematics, a plane is a fundamental two-dimensional object. Intuitively, it looks like a flat infinite sheet of paper. There are several definitions of the plane. They are equivalent in the sense of Euclidean geometry, but they can be extended in different ways to define objects in other areas of mathematics. The only 2 dimensional figure in our 3 dimensional world is a shadow.
In some areas of mathematics, such as plane geometry or 2D computer graphics, the whole space in which the work is carried out is a single plane. In such situations, the definite article is used: the plane. Many fundamental tasks in geometry, trigonometry, and graphing are performed in the two dimensional space, or in other words, in the plane.
Euclidean geometry.
A plane is a surface such that, given any three distinct points on the surface, the surface also contains all of the straight lines that pass through any two of them.
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A plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber.
Hand planes are generally the combination of a cutting edge, such as a sharpened metal plate, attached to a firm body, that when moved over a wood surface, take up relatively uniform shavings, by nature of the body riding on the 'high spots' in the wood, and also by providing a relatively constant angle to the cutting edge, render the planed surface very smooth.
Hand planes are ancient, originating thousands of years ago. Early planes were made from wood. The cutting blade or iron was held in place with a wooden wedge.
Parts of a Plane.
Two styles of plane are shown with some parts labeled. The top of the image is a bench plane; the bottom is a block plane.
