machine tool

noun

: a machine designed for shaping solid work

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The robotics probe includes machine tools for cutting, welding and handling workpieces, autoclaves and industrial ovens. Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025 Many of those industrial inputs – from electronics and automotive parts to machine tools and chemicals – flow into the United States on Chinese vessels. Dan Ikenson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The interior bears no resemblance to what the was once the Hartford Specialty Machine Co., a maker of manufacturing machine tools and fixtures. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025 The company manufactures industrial robots, motion control devices, low- and medium-voltage alternating current drives, and solar inverters for numerous industries, including the semiconductor, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, pumping, oil and gas. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for machine tool

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of machine tool was in 1852

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“Machine tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machine%20tool. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

machine tool

noun
: a machine (as a lathe or drill) that is driven by power and is designed for shaping solid work
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