Morpheme
Plane
Type
free base
Denotation
flat, level, even
Etymology
(1) Latin plānum, from plānus; (2) Middle English plane, plaine; Anglo-Norman plaine; Late Latin plāna; Latin plānāre, from plānus
Evidence
aplano-, aplanogamete, aplanospore, biplanar, biplane, complanar, coplanar, curviplanar, diplanar, echoplanar, equiplanar, esplanade, esplanades, explananda, explanandum, exoplanar, explanation, explanations, explanatorily, explanatory, extraplanar, halfplanar, hyperplanar, interplanar, intraplanar, microplanar, monoplanar, monoplane, multiplane, nonplanar, outerplanar, periplanar, planar, Planaria, planarian, Planariidae, planarioid, planarity, planarization, planarize, planarly, planate, plane, planed, planes, plani-, planimeter, planimetry, planing, planipetalous, planisphere, planispiral, plano-, planoblast, planoconical, planogamete, planographic, planography, planometer, planometry, planophile, planorbicone, planosol, planozygote, quadriplanar, quadruplane, quasiplanar, sesquiplane, synplanar, triplane, uniplanar
Notes
introduced in 17c. to distinguish geometric denotions from denotations of Plain
homophone of Plain
Doublet
Plain
