additive manufacturing

noun

: 3d printing
Instead of the old approach of carving a usable part out of a large block of material, additive manufacturing builds an object up layer by layer.Larry Greenemeier

Examples of additive manufacturing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That honor goes to British additive manufacturing firm Renishaw's one-off MX-6 Evo mountain bike … or to that bike's frame, at least. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024 The event is the U.S. premier of the world’s largest additive manufacturing trade show that takes place every November in Frankfurt, Germany. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 The not-so-good news is that, due to challenges with additive manufacturing, Relativity is likely to outsource the production of large chunks of the rocket to suppliers in Europe and elsewhere. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024 Besides quantum computing items, the curbs will affect equipment for producing advanced semiconductors, additive manufacturing items to produce metal components and gate all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) technology, according to a Federal Register posting. Reuters, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for additive manufacturing 

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Word History

First Known Use

2007, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of additive manufacturing was in 2007

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“Additive manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/additive%20manufacturing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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