planing
n.
smoothing, finishing, removing rough surfaces
plane
v.
smooth wood using a plane; make smooth, remove rough areas
Planing
plane
Noun
1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
(synonym) airplane, aeroplane
(hypernym) heavier-than-air craft
(hyponym) airliner
(part-meronym) accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun
(class) astern
2. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
(synonym) sheet
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) cartesian plane
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
3. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
(hypernym) degree, level, stage, point
4. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
(synonym) planer, planing machine
(hypernym) power tool
5. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
(synonym) carpenter's plane, woodworking plane
(hypernym) edge tool
(hyponym) beading plane
Verb
1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
(synonym) shave
(hypernym) cut
(derivation) carpenter's plane, woodworking plane
2. travel on the surface of water
(synonym) skim
(hypernym) glide
(hyponym) aquaplane
3. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"
(hypernym) smooth, smoothen
(derivation) carpenter's plane, woodworking plane
Adjective
1. having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"
(synonym) flat, level
(similar) even
Planing
a. & vb. n. fr. Plane, v. t.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Plane
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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