Plane vs. Aeroplane
Difference Between Plane and Aeroplane
Planeadjective
Of a surface: flat or level.
Aeroplanenoun
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Planenoun
A level or flat surface.
Aeroplanenoun
An airfoil.
Planenoun
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
Aeroplanenoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
Planenoun
A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)
Aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets;
the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplanePlanenoun
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.
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.
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 airplanePlanenoun
(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 planePlanenoun
a level of existence or development;
he lived on a worldly planePlanenoun
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 workPlaneverb
cut or remove with or as if with a plane;
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of woodPlaneverb
travel on the surface of water
Planeverb
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane;
plane the top of the doorPlaneadjective
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
a flat deskacres of level farmlanda plane surface
