The Collaborative International Dictionary
Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, a. Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a multiplane kite.
Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, n. [Multi- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics) An a["e]roplane with three or more superposed main planes.
Wiktionary
a. Consisting of several planes or surfaces n. An airplane having at least three superposed main planes
Wikipedia
The term "Multiplane" can refer to:
- Multiplane camera
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Multiplane (aeronautics), describing aircraft having multiple lifting surfaces
- Classification of multiplanes at Wing configuration#Number and position of main-planes
In aviation, a multiplane is a fixed-wing aircraft-configuration featuring multiple wing planes. The wing planes may be stacked one above another, or one behind another, or both in combination. Types having a small number of planes have specific names and are not usually described as multiplanes:
- Biplane - two wings stacked one above the other
- Triplane - three wings stacked one above another
- Quadruplane- four stacked wings
- Tandem wing - two main planes, one behind the other. The tandem triple or tandem triplet configuration has three lifting surfaces one behind another.
While triplane, quadruplane and tandem designs are relatively uncommon, aircraft with more than four sets of wings rarely occur - none have proven successful.
Usage examples of "multiplane".
Baeyen was no less ambitious than anyone at Multiplane, and she could see the possibilities.
She had even been there once, when Multiplane had been negotiating to buy out a competitor, had stayed in the cool and perfect rooms, screened from electronic snooping, live spies, and the threat of raiders real or virtual, and had hated every minute of it.
The Willows, or its security, not this trip, and if she did, Multiplane had clout enough to handle it.