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Meaning of plane

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  plane
      adj 1: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is
             higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of
             level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with
             fine flat seams" [syn: {flat}, {level}, {plane}]
      n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
           propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
           with the airplane" [syn: {airplane}, {aeroplane}, {plane}]
      2: (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"
         [syn: {plane}, {sheet}]
      3: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly
         plane"
      4: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {plane},
         {planer}, {planing machine}]
      5: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for
         smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for
         the finish work" [syn: {plane}, {carpenter's plane},
         {woodworking plane}]
      v 1: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine
           shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn:
           {plane}, {shave}]
      2: travel on the surface of water [syn: {plane}, {skim}]
      3: make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane;
         "plane the top of the door"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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