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noun
a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter ) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.
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Also called miller.
Origin of milling machine
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby milling machine
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British Dictionary definitions for milling machine
milling machine
noun
a machine tool in which a horizontal arbor or vertical spindle rotates a cutting tool above a horizontal table, which is used to move a workpiece
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