machine tool

noun

: a machine designed for shaping solid work

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These products are used in such industries as automotive, machine tool, solar, oil and gas and HVAC. — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 June 2025 The Connecticut River Valley then became a node of machine tool manufacturing. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 Excluding those categories, engines, communications equipment, machine tools and a variety of metals, increased. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 The term engineering is sometimes more loosely defined, especially in Great Britain, as the manufacture or assembly of engines, machine tools, and machine parts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machine tool

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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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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