Definitions for machine tool

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

machine′ tool`(n.)

  1. a machine, as a lathe, used for shaping of metal and other substances.

    Category: Machinery

Origin of machine tool:

1860–65

machine′-tooled`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. machine tool(noun)

    a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

Wiktionary

  1. machine tool(Noun)

    A tool, usually itself a machine and usually power-driven, used for machining. Examples include lathes, milling machines, shapers, planers, hobbers, drill presses, jig borers, and others.


Translations for machine tool

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

machine tool(verb)

a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling.

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