(design) view of a foil looking down from above.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The outline or shape of a body of water as determined by the still-water line, that is, a map.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            form or shape of an object, as of an airfoil, as seen in plan view or from above.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A planform or plan view is a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map.