Planing
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Planing may refer to:
- Planing (sailing)Planing (sailing)Planing is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift .-History:...
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 (tool)Plane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
to smooth a flat surface of a piece of wood - Operating a Planer (metalworking)Planer (metalworking)A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is linear instead of helical...
to produce a flat surface - Harmonic planing (music), chords that move in parallel motion, thereby eliminating any feeling of harmonic progression
- Scaling and root planingScaling and root planingThe objective of scaling and root planing, otherwise known as conventional periodontal therapy, non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is to remove or eliminate the etiologic agents which cause inflammation: dental plaque, its products and calculus, thus helping to establish a...
, the removal of dental plaque - Planing (shaping)Planing (shaping)Planing is a manufacturing process of material removal in which the workpiece reciprocates against a stationary single-point cutting tool producing a plane or sculpted surface. Planing is analogous to shaping. The main difference between these two processes is that in shaping the tool...
, material removal process