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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
- /pleɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
Definitions of planing word
- noun planing Carpentry. any of various woodworking instruments for paring, truing, or smoothing, or for forming moldings, chamfers, rabbets, grooves, etc., by means of an inclined, adjustable blade moved along and against the piece being worked. 1
- noun planing a trowellike tool for smoothing the surface of clay in a brick mold. 1
- adjective planing flat or level, as a surface. 1
- adjective planing of or relating to planes or plane figures. 1
- verb without object planing to work with a plane. 1
- verb without object planing to function as a plane. 1
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Origin of planing
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50 for sense “to soar”; 1640-50 for noun and adj. senses; (noun) < Latin plānum flat surface (noun use of plānus flat); (adj.) < Latin plānus; first used to distinguish the geometrical senses formerly belonging to plain1; in def. 5, shortened form of airplane, aeroplane, or hydroplane; (v.) late Middle English planen (of a bird) to soar (compare Middle French planer); akin to plain1
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Parts of speech for Planing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
planing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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