machinable
or ma·chine·a·ble
[ muh-shee-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
(of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools.: Compare free-machining.
(of a letter or package) capable of being safely sorted by mail machinery, as a parcel sorter.
Origin of machinable
1Other words from machinable
- ma·chin·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·ma·chin·a·ble, adjective
- un·ma·chine·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby machinable
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How to use machinable in a sentence
The casting, though intricate and not machinable in their own shop, could be easily handled in one that was well outfitted.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design | Leonard S. Hobbs.It was heat-treated to a machinable hardness before being worked on, but was not further tempered.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design | Leonard S. Hobbs.
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