planing

planing

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plan·ing (plānґing) 1. the plastic surgery procedure of abrading disfigured skin to promote epithelialization with minimal scarring. It may be done mechanically (dermabrasion) or by the application of caustic substances (chemabrasion). see 2. root p.

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  • Planing — has several meanings:* Planing (sailing) or hydroplaning, a method by which a hull skims over the surface of the water * Hydroplaning (tires), a loss of traction caused by a layer of water between the tires and the road surface * Using a plane… …   Wikipedia

  • Planing — Plan ing, a. & vb. n. fr. {Plane}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Planing — Planing. См. Строгание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • planing — pláning s. n. Trimis de siveco, 28.06.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • Planing — Déjaugeage Le déjaugeage est un changement de régime de l avancement d un objet dans l eau, d un régime « archimédien » (l objet flotte par poussée d Archimède) à un régime dynamique où sa vitesse lui permet d être porté par la surface… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Planing — Plane Plane, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Planing}.] [Cf. F. planer, L. planare, fr. planus. See {Plane}, a., {Plain}, a., and cf. {Planish}.] 1. To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • planing — adjective Date: 1919 having or being a hull designed to lift partially from the water s surface at high speeds < planing boats > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Planing (sailing) — ).Planing allows the boat to go faster by using its speed and hull shape to lift the front part of the hull out of the water. The boat travels on top of the water, greatly reducing the hydrodynamic drag on the vessel. The increase in aerodynamic… …   Wikipedia

  • Planing machine — Planing Plan ing, a. & vb. n. fr. {Plane}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • planing bottom — noun (aerodynamics) The part of the undersurface of a flying boat hull that provides hydrodynamic lift • • • Main Entry: ↑plane …   Useful english dictionary

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