plane
Cross references:
1. buttonwood 2. sycamore 3. level
1. plane \'pla-n\ vb [ME planen, fr. MF planer, fr. LL planare, fr. L
planus] level - more at FLOOR 1a: to make smooth or even : LEVEL 1b: to
make plane by use of a plane 2: to remove by planing 1: to work with a
plane 2: to do the work of a plane - plan.er n
2. plane n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L platanus, fr. Gk platanos; akin to Gk
platys)X broad - more at PLACE : any of a genus (Platanus of the family
Platanaceae, the plane-tree family) of trees with large palmately lobed
leaves and flowers in globose heads
3. plane n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL plana, fr. planare] : a tool for smoothing
or shaping a wood surface
4. plane n [L planum, fr. neut. of planus level] [by shortening] 1a: a
surface of such nature that a straight line joining two of its points lies
wholly in the surface 1b: a flat or level surface 2: a level of existence,
consciousness, or development 3a: one of the main supporting surfaces of
an airplane 3b: AIRPLANE
5. plane aj [L planus] 1: having no elevations or depressions : FLAT 2a:
of, relating to, or dealing with geometric planes 2b: lying in a plane {~
curve}
6. plane vi [F planer, fr. plan plane; fr. the plane formed by the wings of
a s]oaring bird 1a: to soar on wings 1b: to skim across the surface of the
water 2: to travel by airplane