to machine
6
6.3
- verb
- /məˈʃin/
- Specialized
- The engineers will machine the aluminum block before assembling the chassis.
- machine a part
- machine aluminum
- machine compressor wheels
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- The best thing about this is that it is largely machined pieces and real parts.
- It is machined case from aerospace grade titanium.
Examples
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"I suppose we could cast a babbitt sleeve and machine it to fit.
Fiction book (1992) -
Look, when we get in there, we'll get the drive shaft, we'll machine it and then we'll put it into the engine.
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OK, so now we simply machine it to my marks.
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We need four new arms machined from solid stock.
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"Let's say I want to manufacture and machine a part," Regli said.
Academic text (2005) -
We have found that our ECG machines can machine a jet engine blade in less than a minute.
Academic text (2001) -
The torque sensor prototype was machined from a solid steel rod.
Academic text (1998) -
Shown here is a student using CNC software and a CNC router to machine the components for a robot project.
Academic text (2012) -
The toolbar and bearing blocks are precision machined from aluminum bar stock.
Academic text (1995) -
The new bearings are machined to far tighter tolerances than were possible even a decade ago.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
2
6.0
To shape or work material by using tools
2
7.6
To shape metal by passing it through a machine that presses it flat
1
7.8
To shape wood or metal by turning it while a tool cuts it
Antonyms
Idioms
Trying very hard even when facing a much stronger opponent
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
94
2.7
A machine that picks up phone calls and records messages when people cannot talk
- US
30
3.3
A machine in a casino where you put coins and spin pictures to try to win money
- Specialized
15
3.3
A machine that uses X rays to take pictures of the inside of the body or of bags
13
3.0
A coin-operated game with a tilted table where flippers keep a metal ball moving to score points
- Specialized
13
3.7
A workshop where people use tools to cut and shape metal or hard materials
8
3.0
A machine that makes strong coffee by forcing hot water through finely ground beans
- Offensive
8
7.9
A person who others see as very attractive and confident with partners in private
- Specialized
4
3.5
A machine that removes waste and extra fluid from a person's blood when their kidneys fail
4
3.4
A machine that helps a person get air into their lungs when they cannot do it on their own
- Specialized
4
5.1
A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood
- Specialized
3
7.9
A machine used by Germany in World War II to send secret coded messages
- Specialized
2
4.9
A set of instructions in numbers that a computer's processor can run directly
- Specialized
2
9.3
A simple machine that shows how a computer can work by reading and writing symbols on an endless tape
2
2.9
A machine that gives you cash from your bank account when you use a bank card and secret number
2
2.7
A machine outside banks that gives cash and lets you do basic banking with a card and a code
- Specialized
1
5.8
A programming language made of 0s and 1s that a computer runs directly
- Archaic
1
9.9
A machine that makes whole lines of metal letters from a keyboard for printing
- Specialized
1
3.4
A basic tool like a lever or pulley that makes work easier by changing the force
- Specialized
1
3.5
A computer program that changes text or speech from one language into another
- Specialized
1
5.6
A tool with a spinning cutter that cuts and shapes metal and other hard materials
1
4.4
A machine that covers paper or cards with a thin plastic layer to protect them
- Archaic
1
6.4
A belt-fed machine gun used by US forces in World War II and the Korean War
- Offensive
1
7.3
A person in politics who serves a powerful party group for personal gain
- Specialized
1
4.2
A machine that presses material like metal to make shapes or marks
- Specialized
1
3.7
A metal screw with the same width along its length used with a nut or in a threaded hole
- Specialized
1
7.6
A machine that makes prints by using a flat stone or metal plate to hold ink
- Archaic
1
8.3
An early machine that counts and sorts information from cards with holes
- Archaic
1
9.9
A machine that makes many paper copies by pressing ink through a stencil
- Archaic
1
9.9
A small hut on wheels used on old beaches for changing clothes and entering the sea privately
- Specialized
1
6.6
A computer that stores programs and data together in memory and runs instructions one after another
How Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb machine comes from the noun machine and from Latin machina, meaning 'device', and it literally means to use a machine to shape, cut or finish material. So to machine a part is to work on it with a device to make it exact.