machinable
Americanadjective
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(of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools.
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(of a letter or package) capable of being safely sorted by mail machinery, as a parcel sorter.
Other Word Forms
- machinability noun
- unmachinable adjective
- unmachineable adjective
Etymology
Origin of machinable
Example Sentences
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The casting, though intricate and not machinable in their own shop, could be easily handled in one that was well outfitted.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
It was heat-treated to a machinable hardness before being worked on, but was not further tempered.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
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