metalworking

met·al·work·ing

M0246500 (mĕt′l-wûr′kĭng)n. The process or art of shaping things out of metal.

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met′al·work′er n.

metalworking

(ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ) n (Metallurgy) the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles ˈmetalˌworker n

met•al•work•ing

(ˈmɛt lˌwɜr kɪŋ)

n. the act or technique of making metal objects. [1880–85] met′al•work`er, n.

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metalworking - the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful mannermetalworkformation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape