Mediolateral vs. Plane

Mediolateral vs. Plane — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mediolateral and Plane

Mediolateraladjective

Of or pertaining to both the medial plane and the side.

Planeadjective

Of a surface: flat or level.

Planenoun

A level or flat surface.

Planenoun

(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).

Planenoun

A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)

Planenoun

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.

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Planenoun

Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.

Planenoun

(anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.

Planenoun

(countable) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

Planenoun

An airplane; an aeroplane.

Planenoun

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

Planenoun

(Northern UK) A sycamore.

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Planeverb

(transitive) To smooth (wood) with a plane.

Planeverb

(nautical) To move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.

Planeverb

To glide or soar.

Planenoun

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets;

the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane

Planenoun

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape;

we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y planeany line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane

Planenoun

a level of existence or development;

he lived on a worldly plane

Planenoun

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Planenoun

a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood;

the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

Planeverb

cut or remove with or as if with a plane;

The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood

Planeverb

travel on the surface of water

Planeverb

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane;

plane the top of the door

Planeadjective

having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;

a flat deskacres of level farmlanda plane surface