additive manufacturing
Noun
Meaning
additive manufacturing (uncountable)
3D printing.
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Examples
Additive manufacturing could reduce the marine corps’ logistical burden by allowing forward deployed units to rapidly build spare/replacement parts on the battlefield.
Additive manufacturing was the needed breakthrough to create nanobots.
Additive manufacturing uses a combination of materials science, architecture and design, computation and robotics.
Additive manufacturing, and manufacturing in general, is a great example of interdisciplinary research.