Definitions for millwright
ˈmɪlˌraɪtmill·wright

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1. millwrightnoun

   a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery

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1. millwrightnoun

   a person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery

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1. Millwright

   A millwright is a craftsperson or skilled tradesperson who installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.The term millwright (also known as industrial mechanic) is mainly used in the United States, Canada and South Africa to describe members belonging to a particular trade. Other countries use different terms to describe tradesmen engaging in similar activities. Related but distinct crafts include machinists, mechanics and mechanical fitters. As the name suggests, the original function of a millwright was the construction of flour mills, sawmills, paper mills and fulling mills powered by water or wind, made mostly of wood with a limited number of metal parts. Since the use of these structures originates in antiquity, millwrighting could arguably be considered one of the oldest engineering trades and the forerunner of modern mechanical engineering.In modern usage, a millwright is engaged with the erection of machinery. This includes such tasks as leveling, aligning, & installing machinery on foundations or base plates, or setting, leveling, & aligning electric motors or other power sources such as turbines with the equipment, which millwrights typically connect with some type of coupling.

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1. millwright

   A millwright is a professional who is involved in the installation, dismantling, repair, reassembly, and maintenance of all types of machinery. Millwrights also handle equipment adjustments, including making sure machinery is level and properly aligned. They often work in factories, power plants, and construction sites. Their skills are typically acquired through apprenticeship programs where they learn a blend of technical instruction and hands-on experience.

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1. Millwrightnoun

   a mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery

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1. Millwright

   In modern usage, a millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the erection of machinery. This includes such tasks as leveling, aligning and installing machinery on foundations or base plates and setting, leveling and aligning electric motors or or other power sources such as turbines with the equipment, which millwrights typically connect with some type of coupling. The exact duties of a millwright vary depending on whether they are unionized or not, with union rules typically being more restrictive than non-union situations, which may have their own job description. Related but distinctly different crafts include machinists and mechanics. Historically, millwrights built water and wind mills, mostly of wood with a limited number of metal parts. More generally in the English speaking world, early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper. In the early part of the Industrial Revolution, their skills were pressed into service building the earliest powered textile mills. Modern millwrights work with steel and other materials and must often combine the skills of other mechanical trades in order to successfully install industrial machinery or to assemble machines from pre-fabricated parts, although millwrights are not mechanics and typically do not do mechanical repairs, or use machine tools to make parts, unless included in their job description. The modern millwright must also be able to read blueprints and other schematics to aid him in the construction of complex systems. Millwrights are frequently unionized, with around 45% unionized in the US, although experienced millwrights often set themselves up as independent contractors.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of millwright in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of millwright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=millwright
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Millwright
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millwright
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millwright
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=millwright