plano

See also: Plano, planò, plaño, plañó, plāno, and plano-

English

Adjective

plano (not comparable)

1. Of lenses: flat; having no curvature; not serving to correct the vision.

   Plano lenses may be used to protect the eyes from ultraviolet light.

Asturian

Adjective

plano

1. neuter of planu

Catalan

Verb

plano

1. first-person singular present indicative of planar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plano, from Latin plānus. Doublet of liyano and yano. See also Spanish plan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈplano/ [ˈpl̪a.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: pla‧no

Noun

plano (Badlit spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ)

1. plan; intention

   Synonyms: tinguha, tuyo

2. program

   Synonyms: programa, tulumanon

Verb

plano (Badlit spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ)

1. plan; devise

   Synonyms: laraw, latid

Further reading

• John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: pla‧no

Noun

plano (accusative singular planon, plural planoj, accusative plural planojn)

1. plan, design, scheme, diagram
   • 2025 November 12, Thomas Bormann, “La nekredebla viv-historio de Dany Dattel”, in uea.facila‎^[2], archived from the original on 11 December 2025:

     Dum la 1940-aj jaroj la nazioj komencis realigi la tiel nomatan “finan solvon”. Tio estis plano mortigi ĉiujn judojn.

     During the 1940's, the Nazis began to realize the so-called “final solution”. That was a plan to kill all Jews.

Derived terms

• planlingvo

Further reading

• “plano”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “plano”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
• Bein, Kazimierz (1922), “plano”, in Vortaro de Esperanto‎^[3], →OL, page 123
• Wells, John C. (1992), “policy, schedule”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary‎^[4], →ISBN, pages 336, 362
• Benson, Peter J. (1995), “schedule, shot”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary‎^[5], →ISBN, pages 451, 469
• Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “plan-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[6], →OL, page 318
• Motteau, Achille (1907), “plan-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[7], →OCLC, page 113

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin plānum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplano/ [ˈpla.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: pla‧no

Adjective

plano (feminine plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas)

1. planar, plane; of a geometrical plane

Noun

plano m (plural planos)

1. (geometry) plane
2. any flat surface
3. plan, blueprint

Further reading

• “plano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplano/

Noun

plano (plural plani)

1. plane (flat surface)

Italian

Verb

plano

1. first-person singular present indicative of planare

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plano.

Noun

plano

1. plan

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɫa.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈplaː.no]

Noun

planō

1. dative/ablative singular of planus

Adjective

plānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of plānus

References

• “plano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “plano”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin plānus (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-. Doublet of chão, porão, lhano, and piano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.nu/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
• Hyphenation: pla‧no

Adjective

plano (feminine plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas)

1. flat; level (having the same height at all places)

   Synonyms: chão, nivelado

   Antonym: desnivelado

2. plane (of a surface, perfectly flat)

   Synonym: liso

   Antonym: irregular

Alternative forms

• plaino

Noun

plano m (plural planos)

1. plane (level or flat surface)

   Synonym: nível

2. (geometry) plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions)
3. plan (set of intended actions)

   Synonyms: programa, projeto

   • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tática da bolsa”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 119:

     A Jussara estava a fim de um cara e bolou um plano para conhecê-lo. Ou para ele a conhecer. Um plano minucioso, que descreveu para as amigas como se fosse uma operação militar. Em vez de conquistar um reduto inimigo, Jussara conquistaria o cara, que se renderia ao seu ataque. Ela acreditava que, no amor como na guerra, audácia era tudo.

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4. plan (2-dimensional drawing of a building, location, transportation network, etc. as seen from above)

   Synonyms: desenho, planta

5. (optics) focal plane

   Synonym: plano focal

6. (anatomy) plane (imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions)

   Hyponyms: plano distal, plano medial, plano mediano, plano sagital

Derived terms

• planear
• planejar
• planeza
• plano normal
• primeiro plano
• segundo plano

Related terms

• chão
• planar
• planato
• planejado
• planejador
• planejamento
• planejável
• planície
• planiço
• planificação
• planificado
• planificador
• planificar
• planificável
• planilha
• planisfério
• porão

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plano

1. first-person singular present indicative of planar

Further reading

• “plano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “plano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin planus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-. Compare llano, a doublet inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplano/ [ˈpla.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: pla‧no

Adjective

plano (feminine plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas, superlative planísimo)

1. plane, level

   Synonym: uniforme

   Antonym: accidentado

2. flat

   Synonym: liso

   Antonym: arrugado

Derived terms

• aplanar
• arce plano
• copia de plano
• de plano
• gato de cabeza plana
• geometría plana
• gusano plano
• pantalla plana
• pez plano
• pie plano
• superficie plana

Related terms

• llano

Noun

plano m (plural planos)

1. (geometry) plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions)
2. level

   Synonym: nivel

   Están en un mismo plano

   They're on the same level.

3. (cinematography) shot
4. plan (of a building)
5. street plan, map of a city
6. (sports) shot

   Synonyms: tiro, disparo, lanzamiento

Derived terms

• altiplano
• copia de plano
• dar de plano
• de plano
• en el mismo plano
• monoplano
• pasar a un segundo plano
• plan
• planazo
• planicie
• planificar
• planilla
• planisferio
• plano acotado
• plano cartesiano
• plano de emplazamiento
• plano de nivel
• plano de recurso
• plano de simetría
• plano del contenido
• plano general
• plano horizontal
• plano inclinado
• plano medio
• plano medio largo
• plano secuencia
• primer plano
• primerísimo plano
• segundo plano

Related terms

• llano

Further reading

• “plano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• lapón, nopal, palón, pañol, ponla

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish plano, from Latin plānus. Doublet of liyano and yano. See also Spanish plan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈplano/ [ˈplaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: pla‧no

Noun

plano (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ)

1. plan; intent

   Synonyms: balak, layon, layunin

Derived terms

• magplano
• pagpaplano
• planuhin

Related terms

• planado

See also

• balangkas
• disenyo
• hangad
• pakana
• palatuntunan
• panukala
• paraan
• programa

Further reading

• “plano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “plano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• oplan