Noun
plane -
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
carpenter's plane ,
woodworking plane
edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
beading plane a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork
block plane a small plane used on end grains of wood
bullnose ,
bullnosed plane a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front
chamfer plane a plane that makes a beveled edge
circular plane ,
compass plane a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces
combination plane a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes
dovetail plane a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints
fore plane a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane
jack plane a carpenter's plane for rough finishing
jointer ,
jointer plane ,
jointing plane ,
long plane a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
match plane ,
tonguing and grooving plane a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards
openside plane ,
rabbet plane a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets
router plane a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms
scrub plane a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock
smooth plane ,
smoothing plane a small plane for finish work
plane -
(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"
sheet
shape ,
form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
math ,
mathematics ,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
cartesian plane a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates
facet plane the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)
midline ,
midplane the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
orbital plane (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting
picture plane the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work
plane -
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
planer ,
planing machine
power tool a tool driven by a motor
plane -
a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
plane -
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
airplane ,
aeroplane
heavier-than-air craft a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
accelerator pedal ,
gas pedal ,
throttle ,
accelerator ,
gas ,
gun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
airliner a commercial airplane that carries passengers
amphibious aircraft ,
amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
biplane old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
bomber a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
delta wing an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle
escape hatch hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency
attack aircraft ,
fighter aircraft ,
fighter a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
fuselage the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
hangar queen an airplane with a bad maintenance record
cowling ,
bonnet ,
cowl ,
hood a hat tied under the chin
jet-propelled plane ,
jet plane ,
jet an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
landing gear an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
monoplane an airplane with a single wing
multiengine airplane ,
multiengine plane a plane with two or more engines
navigation light light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip
fuel pod ,
pod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
propeller plane an airplane that is driven by a propeller
radar dome ,
radome a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
reconnaissance plane a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
seaplane ,
hydroplane an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
ski-plane an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield
tanker plane an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire
windscreen ,
windshield transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Verb
plane -
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"
smooth ,
smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
plane -
cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
shave
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
plane -
travel on the surface of water
skim
glide move smoothly and effortlessly
aquaplane ride on an aquaplane
aquaplane ride on an aquaplane
