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machine tool
noun
- a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
machine tool
noun
- a power-driven machine, such as a lathe, miller, or grinder, that is used for cutting, shaping, and finishing metals or other materials
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Derived Forms
- maˈchine-ˌtooled, adjective
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Other Words From
- ma·chine-tooled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of machine tool1
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Example Sentences
In the machine tool industries, one-third of the interest in the plant is given to the inventor.
In machine-tool design a wholly new invention is an exceedingly rare thing, and a successful new machine is still more rare.
One reason is to be found in the diminution of hand work and the growth of the machine tool.
Intellectual exercises like the designing of a machine-tool operation could not compete with such aromas and sights and sounds.
An industrial suburb was projected to house the operatives of a new machine-tool manufacturing plant in the Connecticut valley.
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