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Vinony

plane

verb

  1. (of a bird) to soar with outspread wings; to glide
L1404696 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. of a surface; flat or level
L24915 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to smooth wood, as with a plane
  2. to move in a way that lifts out of water
  3. shape into a plane
L24916 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. level or flat surface
  2. in visual art, a flat surface on which a perspective image is projected
  3. designated ranges of 65,536 sequential code points in Unicode
L3794 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. airplane; aeroplane
L46157 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. tool for working with wood
L479552 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. tree of the genus Platanus
L479553 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pleɪn/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-no-s 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, and plain.

  1. Of a surface: flat or level.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English plane, borrowed from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”).

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
  2. A sycamore.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος (āeróplănos)der. French aéroplanebor. English aeroplaneclip. English plane Clipping of aeroplane.

  1. To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
  2. To glide or soar.