Meaning Of The Word Lathe

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lathe
countable noun: A lathe is a machine which is used for shaping wood or metal.

lathe in American English
a machine for shaping an article of wood, metal, etc. by holding and turning it rapidly against the edge of a cutting or abrading tool
to shape on a lathe
noun: a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it
transitive verb: to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe

lathe in British English 1
noun: a machine for shaping, boring, facing, or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
verb: to shape, bore, or cut a screw thread in or on (a workpiece) on a lathe

lathe in British English 2
noun: any of the former administrative divisions of Kent

lathe in Mechanical Engineering
noun: A lathe is a machine tool in which the workpiece is rotated relative to a cutting tool.

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