Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having several planes.
  • Having several aëroplanes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having several or many planes or plane surfaces.
  • noun (Aëronautics) An aëroplane with three or more superposed main planes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Consisting of several planes or surfaces
  • noun An airplane having at least three superposed main planes

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Examples

  • It used the multiplane camera to create depth and introduced human characters modeled on live actors, with and without rotoscoping It was the first film to release a motion picture soundtrack album, and its only Oscar nomination was for Best Score.

    Top 10 Grossing Movies Adjusted for Inflation » Scene-Stealers 2008

  • The 1999 conflict represented a breakthrough for the Air Force: Rather than a multiplane carpet-bombing strategy, we also deployed just a few B-2s, each one hitting multiple targets with the superaccuracy of a fighter jet.

    The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007

  • The magic of the multiplane camera was all about mathematical computations to determine the precise speed and direction of each plane and the camera.

    Animation: How they Used to Do it. | The Disney Blog 2009

  • Check out this clip of Walt Disney explaining the multiplane camera.

    Animation: How they Used to Do it. | The Disney Blog 2009

  • The 1999 conflict represented a breakthrough for the Air Force: Rather than a multiplane carpet-bombing strategy, we also deployed just a few B-2s, each one hitting multiple targets with the superaccuracy of a fighter jet.

    The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007

  • It's "stop motion animation, with effects done in camera with transparencies on multiplane," explains the aliased uploader.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • He eventually moved into the camera department and quickly graduated to the advanced multiplane camera, which gave depth to animated scenes in such features as "Pinocchio."

    Robert Broughton, RIP Steve Hulett 2009

  • In many cases, it is not necessary to shoot a scene on the multiplane camera.

    In Glorious Multiplane - 7 Hans Perk 2008

  • The multiplane method also serves to give an illusion of depth to the photography.

    In Glorious Multiplane - 7 Hans Perk 2008

  • The Walt Disney Museum, scheduled to open on the grounds of the Presidio in San Francisco in the fall of 2009, will feature a multiplane camera that will span two floors of the museum.

    In Glorious Multiplane - 1 Hans Perk 2008

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