machine tool

NOUN

precision tool

Synonyms

WEAK

borer broaching machine drill facing machine grinder lathe mill planer press drill saw shaper tapping machine threading machine

Example Sentences

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India imports Italian machinery, machine tools, metallurgical products and engineering items.

From Seattle Times

“The U.S. remained the leader in designing and producing machine tools for making chips,” Miller told me, “but when it comes to manufacturing chips, we have fallen behind.”

From Seattle Times

Germany prospered for two decades from China's insatiable demand for German machine tools, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted soul-searching over the longer-term costs of economic ties with authoritarian countries.

From Reuters

In traditional “subtractive” manufacturing, a block of metal, for example, is cast and then a part is carved down into shape with machine tools.

From New York Times

Germany is known for its cars, and its machine tools fill factories throughout China, but sectors likely to be hardest hit are also its glass and chemicals industries.

From Reuters