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capping machine

capping machine

4.2
A machine that seals bottles with caps
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de taponado
  • The technician calibrated the capping machine to ensure it applied caps securely to each bottle.

Examples

  • After filling the bottles with juice, workers used a capping machine to seal them for shipping.

  • Fresh oysters to be shipped in quart and pint cans were measured by hand into cans, which were fed automatically into a capping machine and then placed under immediate refrigeration.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The factory installed a new capping machine to increase production efficiency.

Synonyms

bottle capper
vscapping machine
  • Specialized
3.9

A tool that puts caps on bottles

is the same device term but a different alternative label
capper
vscapping machine
5.4

A person or machine that puts lids on containers

is only a device for sealing bottles with caps not a person

Surface Forms

capping machine singular
capping machines plural

Morphology

cap + machine

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'cap' (to place a cover) + 'machine' (a device), so it denotes a device that places caps. This follows a common compound noun pattern found across languages, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

The name capping machine comes from the clear image of a machine putting a small 'cap' like a hat onto a bottle. The parts capping and machine show the action and the tool, so that's why it means a device that 'seals' bottles.