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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFloor plan
/ˈflɔːr plæn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A scale diagram of a room or building viewed from above, detailing the layout of rooms, walls, doors, and windows.
"The real estate agent handed us the floor plan so we could visualize where our furniture would go." - 2
A detailed layout or arrangement of elements within a specific space for an event or exhibition.
"The conference organizers finalized the floor plan for the exhibition booths."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English 'flōr' (meaning the bottom surface of a room) with the Latin 'planta' via French (meaning a sprout, shoot, or subsequently a ground-plan or map). Emerging in its architectural sense during the late 19th century as building design became more technical and standardized, it reflects the shift toward two-dimensional scaled representations of room layouts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Floor plan" is said worldwide
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plan
Transliteration: /plɑ̃/
"Nous avons examiné le plan de l'appartement."
Grundriss
Transliteration: /ˈɡʁʊntˌʁɪs/
"Der Architekt zeigte uns den Grundriss des Hauses."
piantina
Transliteration: /pjanˈti.na/
"La piantina della casa mostrava tre camere da letto."
plano
Transliteration: /ˈpla.no/
"Estudiamos el plano de la planta baja."
planta baixa
Transliteration: /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ ˈbaj.ʃɐ/
"A planta baixa do novo escritório é muito espaçosa."
फ्लोर प्लान
Transliteration: floor plan
"वास्तुकार ने हमें घर का फ्लोर प्लान दिखाया।"
平面图
Transliteration: /píng miàn tú/
"我们在购买之前先看了房屋的平面图。"
평면도
Transliteration: /p'yŏngmyŏndo/
"건축가가 아파트 평면도를 설명해 주었다."
間取り
Transliteration: /madori/
"その家の間取りは非常に使いやすい。"
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