additive manufacturing

noun

Synonym of 3D printing (broad sense).

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3D printing
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Meanings

nounadditive manufacturing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of 3D printing (broad sense).

    SPRITAM uses Aprecia's proprietary ZipDose platform, a technology based on three-dimensional printing (a/k/a additive manufacturing) to print its formulation into a porous matrix that quickly dissolves with a sip of liquid.

    2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7

    Synonyms: 3D printing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of 3D printing (broad sense).

Similar
3D printing
Also see
3d printing

Translations

Finnish lisäävä valmistus
  • lisäävä valmistusTranslations
French fabrication additive
  • fabrication additiveTranslations
German additive Fertigung, generative Fertigung
  • additive FertigungTranslations
  • generative FertigungTranslations
  • additive HerstellungTranslations
Polish produkcja addytywna
  • produkcja addytywnaTranslations
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APA

additive manufacturing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/additive%20manufacturing

MLA

“additive manufacturing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/additive%20manufacturing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “additive manufacturing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/additive%20manufacturing.

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