adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbaɪpleɪn/
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rhymes with -eɪn
CMU ARPABET:B AY1 P L EY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
biplane angiography
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biplanar
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To fly in a biplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: airplane, aeroplane, plane
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English plane English biplane From bi- + plane.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Cantonese:
雙翼機 /双翼机
(soeng1 jik6 gei1)
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Chinese Mandarin:
雙翼機 /双翼机
(shuāngyìjī)
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Czech:
dvouplošník
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Czech:
biplán
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Dutch:
dubbeldekker
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Estonian:
biplaan
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Finnish:
kaksitaso
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
French:
biplan
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Galician:
biplano
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
German:
Doppeldecker
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Hungarian:
biplán
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Ido:
biplano
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Japanese:
複葉機
(fukuyōki)
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Korean:
복엽기
(bogyeopgi)
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Polish:
dwupłatowiec
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Polish:
dwupłat
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Russian:
бипла́н
(biplán)
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Spanish:
biplano
— airplane that has two pairs of wings
Swedish:
biplan
— airplane that has two pairs of wings