metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈme-tᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ 
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
For example, levels below about 18% oxygen could prevent the use of fire, which historically has been essential for metalworking and thus the development of advanced tools.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Its limited industrial utility stretches to gemstones, metalworking, ceramics, and occasionally, as a gravel for road construction.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2025
Though an initial damage analysis expressed skepticism, a consensus emerged that Iran’s enrichment and weaponization infrastructure, including centrifuges and uranium metalworking equipment, was destroyed or rendered inoperable.
—Nabih Bulos
foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
For example, levels below about 18% oxygen could prevent the use of fire, which historically has been essential for metalworking and thus the development of advanced tools.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Its limited industrial utility stretches to gemstones, metalworking, ceramics, and occasionally, as a gravel for road construction.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2025
Though an initial damage analysis expressed skepticism, a consensus emerged that Iran’s enrichment and weaponization infrastructure, including centrifuges and uranium metalworking equipment, was destroyed or rendered inoperable.
—Nabih Bulos
foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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