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plano- combining form1.
[from Latin planus flat, smooth, level: see -O-. Cf. PLANI-.]
Of or pertaining to a plane or flat surface or position; spec. (with adjectives of shape) denoting modification of a form towards a plane, as plano-conical etc., or combination of a plane with another surface, 'plane and ', as plano-cylindrical etc.
plano'concave adjective having one surface plane and the opposite one concave L17.
plano'convex adjective (a) having one surface plane and the opposite one convex; (b) having a flattened convex form: M17.
plano-'miller noun a milling machine with a flat bed and a sliding crosspiece carrying rotating cutters, used esp. for heavy planing work E20.
plano'spiral adjective = PLANISPIRAL M19.