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单词 planish
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Definition of planish in English:

planish

verb ˈplanɪʃˈplænɪʃ
[with object]
  • Flatten (sheet metal) with a smooth-faced hammer or between rollers.

    the smith knew just how much to planish the sheet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once I got the shape I wanted, I then planished the metal to smooth out the bumps and wrinkles.
    • To obtain full strength, the metastable beta alloys are welded in the annealed condition; the weld is cold worked by planishing, and the weldment is then solution treated and aged.

Derivatives

  • planisher

  • noun
    • There are some 230 workers in Work Unit 33, and 210 of them work as polishers and planishers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To date, such planishers have therefore been very heavy machines, basic in design and offering only limited adjustment accuracy.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'make level'): from obsolete French planiss-, lengthened stem of planir 'to smooth', from plain 'smooth, level'.

 
 

Definition of planish in US English:

planish

verbˈplænɪʃˈplaniSH
[with object]
  • Flatten (sheet metal) with a smooth-faced hammer or between rollers.

    the smith knew just how much to planish the sheet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once I got the shape I wanted, I then planished the metal to smooth out the bumps and wrinkles.
    • To obtain full strength, the metastable beta alloys are welded in the annealed condition; the weld is cold worked by planishing, and the weldment is then solution treated and aged.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘make level’): from obsolete French planiss-, lengthened stem of planir ‘to smooth’, from plain ‘smooth, level’.

 
 
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