PLANE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of plane in English planenoun [ C ] uk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/

plane noun [C] (AIRCRAFT)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 (UK also aeroplane); (US also airplane) a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines: a fighter/transport/passenger plane We'll be boarding the plane in about 20 minutes. He hates travelling by plane. a plane ticket   sharply_done/E+/GettyImages

• We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.
• As the plane touched the ground, there was a massive jolt and we were thrown forwards.
• She looked up as a plane roared overhead.
• The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30 000 feet.
• The plane circled for an hour before receiving permission to land.

Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters

• air taxi
• airframe
• amphibian
• autorotation
• chopper
• copter
• drone
• jetliner
• microlight
• octocopter
• quadcopter
• rotor
• sailplane
• seaplane
• shuttle
• stealth aircraft
• STOL
• turbojet
• turboprop
• winged

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plane noun [C] (SURFACE)

mathematics   specialized in mathematics, a flat or level surface that continues in all directions: an inclined plane Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes

• -sided
• angle
• axis
• bilateral symmetry
• bulky
• chord
• circumference
• conic
• conic section
• diameter
• hemisphere
• inclination
• node
• northern hemisphere
• planar
• pole
• quadrant
• quadric
• radii
• southern hemisphere

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plane noun [C] (LEVEL)

a particular level or standard: The poet's treatment of the subject lifts it to a mystical plane. His work is on a completely different plane from (= is much better than) other writers. Quality and standard

• acid test
• bar
• benchmark
• build quality
• cachet
• class
• gilt-edged
• ideal
• interrater
• level
• litmus test
• mark
• multi-levelled
• raise the bar idiom
• random sampling
• rate
• set the bar high/low idiom
• starred
• status
• sub-level

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plane noun [C] (TOOL)

a tool used to make wooden surfaces and edges flat and smooth by removing small strips of the wood   Emanuele Ravecca/EyeEm/GettyImages Tools

• -pronged
• adjustable spanner
• adze
• Allen key
• auger
• awl
• drill press
• flail
• flat iron
• flathead screwdriver
• gavel
• gouge
• pincer
• pocketknife
• pooper scooper
• power saw
• prong
• trowel
• wrench
• X-acto knife

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plane noun [C] (TREE)

(also plane tree) a large tree with wide leaves and spreading branches that grows especially in towns   Chris Hellier/ Corbis Documentary/GettyImages Deciduous trees

• acacia
• acer
• ailanthus
• alder
• almond
• fringe tree
• ginkgo
• hawthorn
• honey locust
• hornbeam
• pussy willow
• quaking aspen
• red maple
• red oak
• rowan
• tupelo
• vine maple
• wayfaring tree
• weeping willow
• white ash

See more results » planeverb [ T ] uk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/ to remove small strips of wood from a surface with a special tool: You'll have to plane some more off the bottom of the door - it's still sticking. Building: carpentry & joinery

• barn raising
• beading
• bevel
• bevelled
• cabinetmaker
• finish
• framer
• fretsaw
• gimlet
• intarsia
• jigsaw
• joiner
• preservative
• prime
• sandpaper
• sawdust
• seasoned
• woodcarving
• woodturning
• woodwork

See more results » planeadjective [ before noun ]   mathematics   specialized uk /pleɪn/ us /pleɪn/ flat: a plane edge/surface Synonym level Straight, even and level

• be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
• buttery
• clean-cut
• cleanly
• consistency
• flat
• flush
• glassily
• glassy
• juicing
• level with someone phrasal verb
• mellow
• peg
• relax
• smooth
• smoothness
• square up phrasal verb
• steady
• straight edge
• straightness

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plane | American Dictionary

planenoun [ C ] us /pleɪn/

plane noun [C] (AIRCRAFT)

Add to word list Add to word list (also airplane) a vehicle that is designed for air travel and that has wings and one or more engines: Shelley’s plane is due in at 10, but it’s a half-hour late.

plane noun [C] (SURFACE)

geometry a flat surface that continues in all directions

plane noun [C] (LEVEL)

a level or standard: Once we got a new financial manager, our business meetings were conducted on a much higher plane.

plane noun [C] (TOOL)

a tool with a blade in a flat surface that is rubbed against wood to cut away rough parts and make it smooth (Definition of plane from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

plane | Business English

planenoun [ C ] uk /pleɪn/ us Add to word list Add to word list an aircraft with wings and one or more engines: a plane for/to/from sth I'll get the next plane to London.on/in a plane He's on a plane at the moment, on his way to Chicago.a plane leaves/takes off/lands The plane leaves in 45 minutes. miss/catch/get a plane If you don't hurry, you'll miss your plane. get on/board a plane (Definition of plane from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of plane

plane The learning processes in both the sagittal and frontal planes are carried out simultaneously. From the Cambridge English Corpus He possibly tried the same experiment also with inclined planes in a spherical container with an equally negative result. From the Cambridge English Corpus The axial planes vary from inclined to vertical. From the Cambridge English Corpus The axial planes of these ductile folds generally parallel the stretching lineation. From the Cambridge English Corpus At least two planes were heard, a police sergeant said, but they could not be seen above the clouds. From the Cambridge English Corpus There is a need to move between coordinate systems for the two images planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The use of two different speaker systems makes it easy for the listeners to differentiate between the different sound sources thus achieving two sonic planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The other class comprises equilibria with straight magnetic axis and field lines lying in planes orthogonal to the axis. From the Cambridge English Corpus According to the choice of the rotation the non-compact leaves are all cylinders or all planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The brainstem was dissected free of the overlying cortex so that the thalamus and cortex could be cut in different planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The instability of liquid sur faces when accelerated in a direction perpendicular to their planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The instabilities of liquid surfaces when accelerated in a direction perpendicular to their planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Within horizontal planes, the roles of l and s may be more similar to neutrally buoyant flows, whereas in vertical planes, density effects might dominate. From the Cambridge English Corpus The only minimal immersions, which are regular at infinity and have two ends, are the catenoid and a pair of planes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The other feature very easy to observe echocardiographically is the relation, in the same echo planes, between the atrioventricular valves and the infundibulums. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of plane These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with plane

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cargo planeIt means that a railway wagon or a cargo plane can be construed as a diplomatic bag if it carries the official seal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   enemy planeIt is a different story in war where men are prepared to devote themselves to death rather than let the enemy plane get past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   equatorial planeThe clustered chromosomes aggregated very closely and irregularly, whereas normal ones were arranged on the equatorial plane in a circle at regular intervals. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with plane What is the pronunciation of plane?

Translations of plane

in Chinese (Traditional) 航空器, 飛機, 表面… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 航空器, 飞机, 表面… See more in Spanish avión, plano, nivel… See more in Portuguese avião, plaina, avião [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian विमान… See more 飛行機, かんな, 飛行機（ひこうき）… See more uçak, plânya, büyük elektrikli rende aleti… See more avion [masculine], plan [masculine], niveau [masculine]… See more avió, ribot… See more vliegtuig, plan, niveau… See more ஆகாய பயணத்திற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட வாகனம், இறக்கைகள் மற்றும் ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட இயந்திரங்களைக் கொண்டது… See more विमान, वायुयान, हवाई जहाज़… See more વિમાન, હવાઈ જહાજ… See more fly, flyvemaskine, stade… See more [flyg]plan, plan, nivå… See more kapal terbang, tahap, satah… See more das Flugzeug, die Ebene, gleiten… See more fly [neuter], plan [neuter], fly… See more ہوائی جہاز, پلین… See more літак, рівень, проекція… See more విమానం… See more বিমান… See more letadlo, úroveň, stupeň… See more pesawat terbang, tingkat, datar… See more เครื่องบิน, มาตรฐาน, พื้นราบ… See more máy bay, trình độ, mặt phẳng… See more samolot, hebel, strug… See more 비행기, 대패… See more aereo, pialla, aeroplano… See more Need a translator?

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  • Noun 
    • plane (AIRCRAFT)
    • plane (SURFACE)
    • plane (LEVEL)
    • plane (TOOL)
    • plane (TREE)
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  • Noun 
    • plane (AIRCRAFT)
    • plane (SURFACE)
    • plane (LEVEL)
    • plane (TOOL)
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