plane

/pleɪn/

plane

English Adj Top 1,064

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.6s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.4s

Definition

Of a surface: flat or level.

Etymology

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.