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toolmaking

toolmaking

3.9
Relating to making tools used in factories and workshops
  • adjective
  • /ˈtuːlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fabricación de herramientas
  • The company invested in advanced toolmaking equipment to improve production quality.

Examples

  • She completed a course in toolmaking techniques at the technical college.

  • The toolmaking industry is vital for manufacturing.

  • Modern toolmaking methods have greatly increased the efficiency of factories.

  • He specializes in toolmaking for carpenters.

  • The company invested in advanced toolmaking equipment to improve production quality.

  • She completed a course in toolmaking techniques at the technical college.

  • Modern toolmaking methods have greatly increased the efficiency of factories.

How Skilled

shaving cutter
  • Specialized
8.8
toolmaking
  • Specialized
3.9
metalworking
1 3.5

Surface Forms

toolmaking positive

Morphology

toolmaking = tool + making (transparent) = tool + making

A straightforward compound of 'tool' + 'making' meaning 'the making of tools', directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Toolmaking is simply the parts tool and making, so it literally means 'making tools'. Think of a workshop where people shape metal or wood into hammers and drills, and as an adjective it describes things used in that process, like 'toolmaking equipment'.