router plane
- noun
- /ˈraʊtər pleɪn/
- Specialized
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fresadora
- He used a router plane to level the bottom of the groove in the tabletop.
Examples
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The router plane makes it easy to create smooth dados and mortises.
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Vintage woodworkers often relied on a router plane for precision joinery.
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The router plane is essential for fine woodworking.
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I bought a new router plane for my workshop.
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He used a router plane to level the bottom of the groove in the tabletop.
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The router plane makes it easy to create smooth dados and mortises.
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Vintage woodworkers often relied on a router plane for precision joinery.
Synonyms
97
7.1
A hand tool with a sharp blade for smoothing wood
1
9.9
A hand tool that cuts a long groove along the edge of wood
A small hand tool that cuts a straight groove across a wooden board
A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together
A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
A hand tool with an adjustable blade used to smooth or shape wood
How Powerful
- Specialized
3
7.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound is compositionally transparent: 'router' (a tool that cuts grooves) + 'plane' (a woodworking plane) directly yields a plane used for routing or making grooves. This follows a common compounding pattern (tool-type + tool-form), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun router plane comes from woodworking: it is a small plane with a narrow cutter that 'routes', or 'hollows out', a 'groove' in wood. The name joins router for the hollowing action and plane for the smoothing tool, so router plane means a plane used to make smooth, level grooves.