plan

/ˈplan/

French, plane, foundation, ground plan; partly from Latin planum level ground, from neuter of planus level; partly from French planter to plant, fix in place, from Late Latin plantare

noun

  1. a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as

  2. a top or horizontal view of an object

  3. a large-scale map of a small area

plan design plot scheme project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony.

verb

  1. to arrange the parts of : design

  2. to devise or project the realization or achievement of

  3. to have in mind : intend

plan a new layout

combining form

  1. flat

  2. flat and

planography