A machine tool is a machine driven by power that cuts, shapes, or finishes metal or other materials.
machine tool in British English
noun
a power-driven machine, such as a lathe, miller, or grinder, that is used for cutting, shaping, and finishing metals or other materials
Derived forms
machine-tooled (maˈchine-ˌtooled)
adjective
machine tool in American English
an automatic or semiautomatic power-driven tool, as an electric lathe, punch press, drill, or planer: machine tools are used in making machines or machine parts
Derived forms
machine-tool (maˈchine-ˌtool)
adjective, verb transitive
machine tool in Mechanical Engineering
(məʃin tul)
Word forms: (regular plural) machine tools
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
A machine tool is a power-driven machine, for example a lathe, miller, or grinder, that is used for cutting, shaping, and finishing materials.
They sell lathes, grinders, and other machine tools.
A lathe is a type of machine tool which can be used for shaping metal or wood.
A machine tool is a power-driven machine, for example a lathe, miller, or grinder, that is usedfor cutting, shaping, and finishing materials.
machine
Examples of 'machine tool' in a sentence
machine tool
Stumbled in two hundred years from forests and woodland tribes, to farms, to a working-class city of machine tool and tire factories.
Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)
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British English: machine tool NOUN
A machine tool is a machine driven by power that cuts, shapes, or finishes metal or other materials.