Plane
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Physical objects
- Aeroplane or airplane, a fixed-wing aircraftFixed-wing aircraftA fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
- Plane (tool)Plane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, a woodworking tool to smooth surfaces - PlatanusPlatanusPlatanus is a small genus of trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae....
, a genus of trees with the common name "plane" - Acer pseudoplatanus, a tree species sometimes called "plane"
- Planes (genus)Planes (genus)The genus Planes currently comprises three extant species: Planes minutus , Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914, and Planes major . A further fossil species is known from the Middle Miocene of the Caucasus....
, a genus of crabs in the family Grapsidae called "weed crabs" - Plane (river), a river in eastern Germany
- Plane (wherry), a Norfolk wherry in service 1931–49
Concepts
- Plane (geometry), abstract surface which has infinite width and length, zero thickness, and zero curvature.
- Lattice planeLattice planeIn crystallography, a lattice plane of a given Bravais lattice is a plane whose intersections with the lattice are periodic and intersect the Bravais lattice; equivalently, a lattice plane is any plane containing at least three noncollinear Bravais lattice points...
, a plane in a crystal structure - Clipping plane, in computer graphics
- Plane (esotericism)Plane (esotericism)In esoteric cosmology, a plane, other than the physical plane is conceived as a subtle state of consciousness that transcends the known physical universe....
, an emergent state, level or region of reality - Physical planePhysical planeThe physical plane , physical world, or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics such as are found in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in Occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest...
, the physical universe in emanationist metaphysics - Plane of immanencePlane of immanencePlane of immanence is a founding concept in the metaphysics or ontology of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Immanence, meaning "existing or remaining within" generally offers a relative opposition to transcendence, a divine or metaphysical beyond or outside...
, a philosophical concept - Planing (sailing)Planing (sailing)Planing is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift .-History:...
, a method of travelling quickly across water by using speed to lift the hull out of the water - Plane sailingPlane sailingPlane sailing is an approximate method of navigation over small ranges of latitude and longitude.Both spellings have been in use for several centuries,...
, an approximation used in navigation - Plane (Unicode), a range of Unicode code points
See also
- Planes (film)Planes (film)Planes is an upcoming direct-to-video spin-off of Cars. Pixar Animation Studios however, will not be producing the film. Instead, it will be produced by DisneyToon Studios...
, an upcoming film - Plain (disambiguation)Plain (disambiguation)Plain is a geographical feature.Plain may also refer to:* Plain, Wisconsin, village in United States* Plain City , several places* Plain Township , several places-See also:...
- Plano (disambiguation)