plane
/pleɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
noun
A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
noun
A level of existence or development.
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.
noun
Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
Example Sentences
- "Mirrors in the compartments have been canted out of the vertical plane to reduce reflections to the passengers when seated."
- "astral plane"
- "Nettie's stories about her experiences in Africa point out many parallels between the African and American ways of life. Her stories about the African lifestyle and family structure, in particular, point out the sexist and oppressive conditions that women are forced to submit to on a global plane."
- "on a plane"
- "The plane is travelling impossibly slowly – 30km an hour – when it gently noses up and leaves the ground. With air beneath them, the rangy wings seem to gain strength; the fuselage that on the ground seemed flimsy becomes elegant, like a crane vaunting in flight. It seems not to fly, though, so much as float."
- "Boeing said it agreed with the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground the 737 Max 9 planes while they are inspected."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nós Proto-Italic *plānos Latin plānus Latin plānumder. English plane From Latin plānum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of plānus (“plain”). The word was introduced in the 17th century to distinguish the geometrical senses from the other senses of plain. Doublet of llano, piano, plain, and plan.
Origin
- Source language: Latin