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batting machine

batting machine

8.6
A machine that cleans fibers by removing stems and dirt from cotton, silk, or flax
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de cardar
  • This batting machine can process large quantities of cotton in a single shift.

Examples

  • The factory recently installed a new batting machine to improve fiber quality.

  • Regular maintenance of the batting machine is essential for efficient textile production.

  • The batting machine is essential for textile production.

  • Many factories use a batting machine to improve efficiency.

  • The factory recently installed a new batting machine to improve fiber quality.

  • This batting machine can process large quantities of cotton in a single shift.

  • Regular maintenance of the batting machine is essential for efficient textile production.

Synonyms

scutching machine
vsbatting machine
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine that removes hard parts from plant fibers like flax or cotton

separates fibers from stems and impurities in a broader cleaning stage

How Thorough

comber
  • Specialized
9.7
batting machine
  • Specialized
8.6
carding
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

batting machine singular
batting machines plural

Morphology

batting + machine

The compound is directly compositional: 'batting' (processed fibers or padding) + 'machine' (a device) yields a machine that processes or produces batting. Although the precise industrial action (separating fibers from stems/impurities) is technical, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it is a machine related to batting, so the meaning is transparent.

Etymology

Batting machine comes from the word batting, the soft layer of fibers made by beating and pulling apart raw cotton or wool, and machine because a tool does that work. So a batting machine is 'a machine used to separate fibers from stems and dirt'.