Hobel — meaning in English

English meaning

• plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
• planer noun A tool used to smooth a surface or make it flat and even.
• slicer noun A machine or tool used to cut something into slices.

Senses

Hobel is used for these senses in English:

• plane (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
• slicer Someone or something that slices.

plane — full definition

1. noun An aircraft; an airplane.
2. noun A completely flat surface, especially in mathematics or physics.
3. noun A tool used to shave thin layers off wood to smooth or shape it.
4. adj Completely flat or level.

planer — full definition

1. noun A tool used to smooth a surface or make it flat and even.
2. noun Someone whose job is to operate this kind of woodworking tool.
3. noun A large machine that moves a workpiece past a fixed cutting tool to make flat surfaces, now rarely used.
4. noun A block of wood used in printing to press type down and level it.

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