Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun compass_plane

1 sense of compass plane

Sense 1
circular plane, compass plane -- (a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces)
       => plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane -- (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work")