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plane

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01adjective

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

“a flat desk”

“acres of level farmland”

02noun

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”

03noun

(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”

04noun

a level of existence or development

“he lived on a worldly plane”

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05noun

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

06noun

a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

“the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work”

07verb

cut or remove with or as if with a plane

“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”

08verb

travel on the surface of water

09verb

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

“plane the top of the door”

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