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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
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
(noun) carpenter's plane, woodworking plane
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
(noun) planer, planing machine
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
(noun) sheet
(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
(verb) shave
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
(verb) skim
travel on the surface of water