noun🔗SharePlan, surface planeA level or flat surface."The table's smooth plane allowed the children to easily slide their toys across it. "La surface plane de la table permettait aux enfants de faire glisser facilement leurs jouets dessus.mathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlan, surfaceA flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane)."The architect drew a plane to represent the proposed new roof's surface. "L'architecte a dessiné un plan pour représenter la surface du nouveau toit proposé.mathspacefigureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlan, niveauA level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)"My brother is studying different planes of existence, like the astral plane, in his philosophy class. "Mon frère étudie différents plans d'existence, comme le plan astral, dans son cours de philosophie.philosophybeingstatespaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAileron, planA 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."The airplane's wings are large planes that create lift so the aircraft can fly. "Les ailes de l'avion sont de grands plans qui créent la portance pour que l'avion puisse voler.vehiclepartnauticalmilitarymachinetechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlan, plage(Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points."The computer program uses a specific plane of Unicode characters for displaying Asian symbols. "Le programme informatique utilise une plage spécifique de caractères Unicode pour afficher les symboles asiatiques.computinglanguagewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlanAn imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions."The doctor drew a plane through the patient's body to show the location of the tumor. "Le médecin a dessiné un plan à travers le corps du patient pour montrer l'emplacement de la tumeur.anatomybodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlat, uniOf a surface: flat or level."The table top was plane and smooth, perfect for placing a stack of papers. "Le dessus de la table était plat et lisse, parfait pour y placer une pile de papiers.appearancetechnicalmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabotA tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface."The carpenter used a plane to smooth the wood for the new table. "Le charpentier a utilisé un rabot pour lisser le bois de la nouvelle table.utensilmachineworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaboterTo smooth (wood) with a plane."The carpenter carefully planed the wood to create a smooth surface for the new table. "Le charpentier a raboté soigneusement le bois pour créer une surface lisse pour la nouvelle table.utensilmaterialworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvionAn airplane; an aeroplane."My brother took the plane to visit his grandparents. "Mon frère a pris l'avion pour rendre visite à ses grands-parents.vehiclemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePapillon, avionAny of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called aeroplanes."The butterfly, a beautiful plane, fluttered slowly through the garden. "Le papillon, un bel avion, voletait lentement dans le jardin.animalnatureinsectessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe papillon Bindahara phocides, famille des Lycaenidae, d'Asie et d'AustralasieThe butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia."The butterfly expert studied the rare plane butterfly. "L'expert en papillons a étudié le rare papillon Bindahara phocides.insectanimalbiologynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéjaugerTo move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water."The sailboat's crew worked hard to plane the boat, lifting its bow out of the water as they gained speed. "L'équipage du voilier a travaillé dur pour faire déjauger le bateau, soulevant son étrave hors de l'eau à mesure qu'il gagnait en vitesse.nauticalsailingvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlaner, glisserTo glide or soar."The kite plane gracefully through the air. "Le cerf-volant plane gracieusement dans les airs.vehicleactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlataneA deciduous tree of the genus Platanus."The park's large plane tree provided welcome shade during the hot summer afternoon. "Le grand platane du parc offrait une ombre bienvenue pendant l'après-midi chaud d'été.natureplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉrable(Northern UK) A sycamore."My uncle planted a plane tree in his garden last spring. "Mon oncle a planté un érable dans son jardin au printemps dernier.plantnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading