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plano

1 American  
[pley-noh] / ˈpleɪ noʊ /

adjective

  1. pertaining to eyeglasses that do not contain a curvature for correcting vision defects.

    plano sunglasses.


Plano 2 American  
[pley-noh] / ˈpleɪ noʊ /

noun

  1. a town in N Texas.


plano- 3 American  
  1. a combining form meaning “flat,” “plane,” used in the formation of compound words.

    planography.


plano- 4 American  
  1. a combining form meaning “moving,” “capable of movement,” used in the formation of compound words.

    planogamete.


plano- British  

combining form

  1. indicating flatness or planeness

    plano-concave

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of plano1

First recorded in 1945–50; independent use of plano- 1

Origin of plano-3

Combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground

Origin of plano-4

Combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet

Example Sentences

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If the yield falls below 3.75%, the bond market would be essentially pricing in a “genuine growth scare,” said portfolio manager Vincent Ahn at Wisdom Fixed Income Management in Plano, Texas.

From MarketWatch

Siemens has a Plano, Tex.-based subsidiary that makes software for industrial and engineering applications.

From MarketWatch

Catalyst Brands, which was formed in early 2025 and is based in Plano, Texas, did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

For short-term funding markets, “the real risk isn’t that Warsh acts too fast; it’s that the market prices in what he might do before he does it,” said portfolio manager Vincent Ahn of Wisdom Fixed Income Management in Plano, Texas.

From MarketWatch

CoreWeave runs massive data centers, such as its massive 450,000-square-foot facility in Plano, Texas, for Nvidia.

From Barron's