groundplan vs plan

groundplan

noun
  • A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of the ground level of a building or other physical structure; floorplan. 

  • A framework or pattern showing the form of something, without all the details. 

  • A diagram showing the physical layout of a set, especially the placement of structures on the stage, as opposed to items on the walls or suspended from the ceiling. 

  • A hypothetical anatomical form from which members of a clade are adaptations. 

plan

noun
  • A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation. 

  • A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. 

  • A subscription to a service. 

  • A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal. 

  • A method; a way of procedure; a custom. 

verb
  • To create a plan for. 

  • To intend. 

  • To design (a building, machine, etc.). 

  • To make a plan. 

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