💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Machine tool"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| milling machinenoun | (machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape. |
| machining centernoun | (manufacturing) Any of a class of machine tools with computerized control and actuation, usually and especially of the CNC type. |
| machinistnoun | A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal. |
| toolnoun | Any physical device meant to ease or do a task. |
| milling cutternoun | (mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool typically used in milling machines. |
| tool and dienoun | (chiefly attributive) An area of activity (concentration or specialty) in manufacturing, comprising toolmaking, diemaking, and (usually also) moldmaking. |
| toolmakingnoun | The art or craft of a toolmaker; the manufacture of tools. |
| machine shopnoun | A facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears. |
| mechanical | Done by machine. |
| turning centernoun | (manufacturing) Any of a class of machine tools with computerized control and actuation (usually and especially of the CNC type) whose primary action is turning and boring as opposed to milling: archetypally, a computerized lathe or screw machine (as opposed to a computerized milling machine). |
| toolsetternoun | A device that fits a tool onto a machine. |
| millnoun | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.) |
| mandrelnoun | A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it. |
| lathenoun | (tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. |
| threadmillnoun | A factory or machine specialized in the manufacture of thread. |
| tool-restnoun | (metalworking) The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool. |
| work-toolnoun | An implement used in performing or completing a specific job or task |
| toolsmithingnoun | The manufacture of tools. |
| toolingnoun | The provision of tools for an industrial process or for software development. |
| screw machinenoun | Any of a class of machine tools for the manufacture of screws and other small metal parts, typically from wire or small-diameter bars; it works by machining, stamping or rolling with dies, or any combination of these actions; it is typically under automatic control (via cams or computerization) with periodic human supervision. |
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