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lathe

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) lathe (noun)
  2. 2) lathe (verb)
  3. bed lathe (noun)
  4. bench lathe (noun)
  5. capstan lathe (noun)
  6. engine lathe (noun)
  7. extension-gap lathe (noun)
  8. flat-turret lathe (noun)
  9. fox lathe (noun)
  10. geometric lathe (noun)
  11. pole lathe (noun)
  12. projectile lathe (noun)
  13. pulley lathe (noun)
  14. rose lathe (noun)
  15. screw-cutting lathe (noun)
  16. scroll lathe (noun)
  17. spinning lathe (noun)
  18. squaring lathe (noun)
  19. threading lathe (noun)
  20. throw lathe (noun)
  21. toolroom lathe (noun)
  22. turret lathe (noun)
  23. wheel lathe (noun)

1lathe

noun \ˈlāth\

Definition of LATHE

: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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Origin of LATHE

probably from Middle English lath supporting stand
First Known Use: 1611

Other Mechanical Engineering Terms

centrifuge, differential, flange, linchpin, pinion, plenum, ratchet, traction

Rhymes with LATHE

bathe, rathe, saithe, scathe, spathe, swathe

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