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manufacture

manufacture

33 3.7
Making many things using machines
  • noun
  • /ˌmænəˈfækʧər/
translation icon : fabricación
  • The factory specializes in the manufacture of electronic devices for consumers.
  • manufacture of products
  • design and manufacture
  • manufacture and assembly

But the other interesting thing is related to manufacturing, right?

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Examples

  • But I think the main focus for Tesla right now is manufacturing and quality control.

  • Taiwan has applied this new knowledge to the manufacture of its export products.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Say you want to protect manufacturing jobs for the American working class.

  • But the other interesting thing is related to manufacturing, right?

  • So in this case, we were trying to challenge the manufacturing of shoes.

  • Just about every mineral, every chemical, and every metal known to man goes into the manufacture of our cars.

  • Now Bristol was a manufacturing town and it was an important hub for the British.

  • Women were responsible for the manufacture of pottery, baskets, and other household items.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Others cut and hauled timber for a living or helped in the manufacture of turpentine.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The EPA concluded the company failed to report the health dangers of C-8 used in the manufacture of Teflon.

Synonyms

manufacturing
vsmanufacture
332 3.4

The process of making things from raw materials, often in factories

is about large scale output produced mainly with machinery
making
vsmanufacture
320 1.3

The act of producing something

is specifically the large scale machine based process for goods not general creation
production
vsmanufacture
304 2.7

Making goods or services on a large scale

is limited to making goods with machinery rather than all types of creation
fabrication
vsmanufacture
  • Specialized
13 5.4

The act of making things, especially in a factory by shaping and joining materials

focuses on producing goods on a large industrial scale using machinery
mass production
vsmanufacture
12 3.1

Making large numbers of the same product on an assembly line

is a broader making process not limited to standardization or assembly lines
industrial process
vsmanufacture
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A series of machine and chemical steps used to make goods in a factory

focuses on the overall act of making goods rather than technical operation steps

Antonyms

849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

How Large

manufacture
33 3.7
to miniaturize
  • Specialized
8 7.2

Surface Forms

manufacture singular
manufactures plural

Etymology

Manufacture as a noun comes from Latin parts manu- 'hand' and -facere 'to make', which once meant 'made by hand'. So manufacture now names the whole process of making products in factories on a large scale.