King James Bible Dictionary

A tool.
Isaiah 44:13

PLANE, noun [from Latin planus. See Plain.] In geometry, an even or level surface, like plain in popular language.

1. In astronomy, an imaginary surface supposed to pass through any of the curves described on the celestial sphere; as the plane of the ecliptic; the plane of a planet's orbit; the plane of a great circle.

2. In mechanics. [See Plain figure.]

3. In joinery and cabinet work, an instrument consisting of a smooth piece of wood, with an aperture, through which passes obliquely a piece of edged steel or chisel, used in paring or smoothing boards or wood of any kind.

PLANE, verb transitive To make smooth; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of a board or other piece of wood by the use of a plane

1. To free from inequalities of surface.

Heb. armon (Genesis 30:37; Ezekiel 31:8), rendered "chesnut" in the Authorized Version, but correctly "plane tree" in the Revised Version and the LXX. This tree is frequently found in Palestine, both on the coast and in the north. It usually sheds its outer bark, and hence its Hebrew name, which means "naked." (See CHESTNUT TREE.)

PLA'NED, participle passive Made smooth with a plane; leveled.

See Astronomy; Stars
Astronomy; Stars

PLAN'ET, noun [Latin planeta; Gr. wandering, to wander, allied to Latin planus. See Plant.] A celestial body which revolves about the sun or other center, or a body revolving about another planet as its center. The planets which revolve about the sun as their center, are called primary planets; those which revolve about other planets as their center, and with them revolve about the sun, are called secondary planets, satellites or moons. The primary planets are named Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Herschell. Four smaller planets, denominated by some, asteroids, namely, Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, have recently been discovered between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Herschell, being without the earth's orbit, are sometimes called the superior planets; Venus and Mercury, being within the earth's orbit, are called inferior planets. The planets are opake bodies which receive their light from the sun. They are so named from their motion or revolution, in distinction from the fixed stars, and are distinguished from the latter by their not twinkling.

PLANETA'RIUM, noun An astronomical machine which, by the movement of its parts, represents the motions and orbits of the planets, agreeable to the Copernican system.

PLAN'ETARY, adjective Pertaining to the planets; as planetary inhabitants; planetary motions.

1. Consisting of planets; as a planetary system.

2. Under the dominion or influence of a planet; as a planetary hour. [Astrology.]

3. Produced by planets; as planetary plague or influence.

4. Having the nature of a planet; erratic or revolving.

Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets, each having its day, as we name the days of the week after the planets.

PLAN'ETED, adjective Belonging to planets.

PLANET'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to planets. [Not used.]

PLA'NE-TREE, noun [Latin platanus.] A tree of the genus Platanus. The oriental plane-tree is a native of Asia; it rises with a straight smooth branching stem to a great highth, with palmated leaves and long pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small close sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and collected into round, rough, hard balls. The occidental plane-tree which grows to a great highth, is a native of noun America; it is called also button-wood.

PLAN'ET-STRUCK, adjective Affected by the influence of planets; blasted.