Plane

Physical objects

• Aeroplane or airplane, a fixed-wing aircraft
  Fixed-wing aircraft
  A 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
• Platanus
  Platanus
  Platanus 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 plane
  Lattice plane
  In 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 plane
  Physical plane
  The 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 immanence
  Plane of immanence
  Plane 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 sailing
  Plane sailing
  Plane 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)