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Webster 1913 Edition

Planing

Plan′ing

,
Adj.
&
vb.
Noun.
fr.
Plane
,
Verb.
T.
Planing machine
.
(a)
See
Planer
.
(b)
A complex machine for planing wood, especially boards, containing usually a rapidly revolving cutter, which chips off the surface in small shavings as the piece to be planed is passed under it by feeding apparatus.

Definition 2024

planing

planing

English

Verb

planing

  1. present participle of plane

Noun

planing ‎(plural planings)

  1. The act by which something is planed.
    • 1996, James N. McKean, ‎Mary Vanclay, Common Sense Instrument Care (page 44)
      The length of time between planings can be anywhere from one year to several, depending on the density of the wood, the amount you play, and the abrasiveness of your perspiration.

Spanish

Etymology

English

Noun

planing m ‎(plural planings)

  1. plan, planning
  2. timetable, schedule

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɪnɪŋ/
  • Homophone: plaining

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