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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADJUSTING

ppr. Reducing to due form; fitting; making exact or correspondent; settling.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADJUSTING PLANE; ADJUSTING SURFACE

ADJUSTING PLANE; ADJUSTING SURFACE Adjusting plane or surface. (Aëronautics )

 

Defn: A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an aëroplane or flying machine.