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hobbing machine

hobbing machine

9.9
A machine that cuts gears and similar parts using a spinning cutting wheel
  • noun
  • Specialized
: máquina de hobbing
  • The company invested in a state-of-the-art hobbing machine to increase their production of precision gears.

Examples

  • Our factory uses a hobbing machine for both gear cutting and creating custom sprockets.

  • Each hobbing machine requires regular maintenance to ensure the highest quality of finished parts.

  • The hobbing machine is essential for gear production.

  • Many factories use hobbing machines for efficiency.

  • Our factory uses a hobbing machine for both gear cutting and creating custom sprockets.

  • Each hobbing machine requires regular maintenance to ensure the highest quality of finished parts.

  • The company invested in a state-of-the-art hobbing machine to increase their production of precision gears.

Synonyms

hobber
vshobbing machine
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that cuts teeth on metal wheels to make gears

is the technical term for the same machine

Surface Forms

hobbing machine singular
hobbing machines plural

Morphology

hob + machine

The phrase is compositionally built from 'hob' (to shape or cut with a hob) + 'machine' so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a machine that performs hobbing (i.e., a gear-cutting tool). This follows a common verb+machine noun formation cross-linguistically, making the meaning directly derivable, although the term is domain-specific and may be unfamiliar in practice.

Etymology

The noun hobbing machine comes from the small cutting tool called a hob. A hob is a small wheel with teeth that spins and cuts into metal to make gear teeth, so a hobbing machine is a machine that uses a hob to 'cut gears'.