planer

Describes a flat or level surface; also used to mean simple or unadorned.

• 🇫🇷Décrit une surface plate ou lisse ; signifie aussi simple ou sans ornement.

1. Flat and smooth B2 formal

   Having a flat surface without curves or irregularities.

   • The table top is perfectly plane.
   • The plane surface of the mirror reflects light evenly.
   • Geometers study plane figures like triangles and circles.

   🇫🇷Plat et lisse

   Synonymes: evenflatflushhorizontallevelplanarsmoothuniform

   Antonymes: bumpyirregularroughruggeduneven

• more plane comparative form
• planer comparative form
• most plane superlative form
• planest superlative form

A power tool used for smoothing or shaping wood surfaces.

• 🇫🇷Outil électrique utilisé pour aplanir ou donner forme à des surfaces en bois, ou machine à raboter.

1. Woodworking tool B2 formal

   A power tool or hand tool used to smooth, flatten, or shape the surface of wood.

   • He used a planer to smooth the rough edges of the board.
   • The carpenter adjusted the planer to remove a thin layer of wood.
   • A planer is essential for creating flat surfaces in woodworking projects.

   🇫🇷Rabot

   Synonymes: plane

• planers plural form
• planers' possessive plural form
• planer's possessive singular form