planer

/'pleinə/

Thân thiện

A carpenter uses a planer to smooth a rough wooden board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A power tool for smoothing or shaping wood: A planer is a machine or tool, typically powered by electricity, used to shave thin layers from the surface of wood to make it smooth, flat, or to reduce its thickness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He used a planer to smooth the rough surface of the oak board.
  • The carpenter adjusted the depth of the planer before starting the job.
  • A good planer is essential for preparing wood for fine furniture.

Advanced Usage

• "Thickness planer": A specific type of planer designed primarily to reduce a board to a uniform thickness.
  • After jointing one face, he ran the board through the thickness planer.
• "Hand planer" / "Electric hand planer": A smaller, portable power tool held in the hands for planing surfaces, often used in construction or for doors.
  • She used an electric hand planer to trim the bottom of the door so it would swing freely.

Variants and Related Words

• Plane (verb): The action of using a planer or a hand plane.
  • He needed to plane the edge of the tabletop.
• Plane (noun): Can refer to a hand tool (a hand plane) used for the same purpose as a power planer.
  • The antique wooden plane was a collector's item.
• Planing (noun/gerund): The process or activity of smoothing wood with a planer.
  • The planing of the timber created a pile of fragrant wood shavings.

Synonyms

• Surface: (verb) To make a surface level or smooth.
• Smooth: (verb) To make a surface flat and even.

Related Phrases

• "Run through the planer": To process a piece of wood using a planer.
  • All the lumber had to be run through the planer before assembly.
• "Plane down": To reduce the size or smooth the surface of something by planing.
  • We need to plane down this beam by a few millimeters.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• plane
• planing machine