machine tool

Noun

Meaning

a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mill saw horse machine tool drill borer carriage lathe grinder planer broaching machine facing machine by the machine electric machine tool
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Hypernyms

machine

Hyponyms

shaper saw drill grinder drill press shaping machine

Examples

Although such relays once were the backbone of automation in such industries as automobile assembly, the programmable logic controller (PLC) mostly displaced the machine tool relay from sequential control applications. Source: Internet

An example of use is in the control of a machine tool, allowing the operator to have both hands free to manipulate the workpiece. Source: Internet

Alfred Herbert Ltd became one of the largest machine tool companies in the world. Source: Internet

Aluminium bronze is very hard and is used for bearings and machine tool ways. Source: Internet

The Great War had been profitable to P&WMT, but the peace brought a predictable glut to the machine tool market, as contracts with governments were canceled and the market in used, recently built tools competed against new ones. Source: Internet

A machine tool fitter by trade, Harry’s rugby career was interrupted by World War 2, but for which he would surely have won many more than the nine caps he did. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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