Plane-tree

  • 51plane — English has five distinct planes, four of which are essentially the same word as plain. These come ultimately from Latin plānus, but preserve its ‘flat’ meanings rather than (like plain) its ‘clear’ meanings. Plane ‘flat surface’ [17] comes from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52plane — English has five distinct planes, four of which are essentially the same word as plain. These come ultimately from Latin plānus, but preserve its ‘flat’ meanings rather than (like plain) its ‘clear’ meanings. Plane ‘flat surface’ [17] comes from… …

    Word origins

  • 53Plane (metaphysics) — In metaphysics and esoteric cosmology, a plane, other than the physical plane, is conceived as a subtle state of consciousness that transcends the known physical universe.The concept may be found in religious, metaphysical and esoteric teachings… …

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  • 54tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 55tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 56plane figure — noun a two dimensional shape • Syn: ↑two dimensional figure • Hypernyms: ↑figure • Hyponyms: ↑heart, ↑polygon, ↑polygonal shape, ↑conic section …

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  • 57tree diagram — noun a figure that branches from a single root genealogical tree • Syn: ↑tree • Hypernyms: ↑plane figure, ↑two dimensional figure • Hyponyms: ↑cladogram, ↑ste …

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  • 58plane — pleɪn n. flat surface on which any geometrical line that joins two points can lie (Geometry); two dimensional surface (Art); airplane; rank, level; type of tree; bladed tool used to smooth wood v. smooth wood using a plane; make smooth, remove… …

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  • 59London plane — n. a hybrid plane tree resistant to smoke and therefore often planted in streets. * * * noun very large fast growing tree much planted as a street tree • Syn: ↑Platanus acerifolia • Hypernyms: ↑plane tree, ↑sycamore, ↑platan • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 60Dule Tree — Dule or dool trees in Britain were used as gallows for public hangings.[1] They were also used as gibbets for the display of the corpse for a considerable period of time after such hangings. These Trees of Lamentation or Grief were usually… …

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