shaper
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˈʃeɪpər/
- Specialized
:
fresadora
- To achieve precise curves in the project, he chose to use a shaper instead of a jigsaw.
Examples
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His answer is stern: The law and its instruments are shapers; they can be used to eliminate injustice or to sustain it.
Academic text (1996) -
During the woodworking class, we learned how to operate the shaper effectively.
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With this, you can quickly remove the sliding table from your table saw and attach it to your spindle shaper, router table, or band saw.
Blog text (29) -
The little $130 benchtop shaper/router is junk too.
Blog text (8) -
The Container Store offers inflatable cushion/shapers (left) for $10.
Blog text (20) -
The colors tell the shaper cutter, the CNC router, which holes should be cut on the inside and what holes should be cut on the outside.
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Analog pulses from the photodetector are shaped to digital pulses by the pulse shaper and sent to the pulse-to-digital converter.
Academic text (1996) -
The carpenter used a shaper to create smooth edges on the wooden table.
Synonyms
8
7.2
A machine that turns a piece of wood or metal while a tool cuts it
3
7.0
A power tool with a spinning cutter that makes grooves and shapes in wood
2
7.4
A power tool with a sharp blade that smooths wood surfaces
1
6.7
A machine that makes a shaped edge on wood or metal
1
5.8
A tool that cuts, presses or grinds metal to make it the right form
1
4.0
A tool used to smooth and shape wood and metal by rubbing
A tool that cuts metal or wood by moving one cutting part back and forth
How Powerful
- Specialized
1
5.6
- Specialized
27
2.5
1
5.8
- Specialized
1
8.6
5
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shaper comes from the everyday word shape ('form' or 'to give a form') plus the ending -er that means 'a person or thing that does something'. So a shaper is literally 'one that makes a shape', which fits the machine that moves a cutter back and forth to form metal or wood.