midplane

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noun

A plane that passes through the middle of something, especially through the middle of the body

Similar
midline
OriginEnglish plane ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidplane (plural midplanes)

plural midplanes

  1. A plane that passes through the middle of something, especially through the middle of the body

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe median plane of the body (or some part of the body)

Similar
midline
Broader
planesheet
Also see
midline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishplane
  12. Englishmidplane

From mid- + plane.

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Cite this entry
APA

midplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midplane

MLA

“midplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midplane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midplane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midplane.

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