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hebel.

plane (tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈxɛ.bɛl/
  1. plane (tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. clunker (decrepit motor car)

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
  3. brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car)

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
  4. knob or dial that is part of a sound processing device used in radio and television studios and clubs

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish hebel, from Middle High German höbel (see modern German Hobel (“plane”)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.