Meanings
- uncountableThe process of using drawings made by using a computer to design machines, buildings, etc.
The technology seeks to identify the birds' nests on the ground. Details of their location are then fed into computer-aided design drawings and the global positioning systems of machinery working on site, to let operators know when they are working near exclusion zones.
2020 August 12, “Network News: Drones locate skylark nests”, in Rail, page 23Synonyms: CAD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of using drawings made by using a computer to design machines, buildings, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsoftware used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 計算機輔助設計 /计算机辅助设计
- 計算機輔助設計 /计算机辅助设计 (jìsuànjī fǔzhù shèjì)process of design using computers
Esperanto perkomputila projektado, perkomputila dezajnado
- perkomputila projektadoprocess of design using computers
- perkomputila dezajnadoprocess of design using computers
- komputilizita projektadoprocess of design using computers
Finnish tietokoneavusteinen suunnittelu
- tietokoneavusteinen suunnitteluprocess of design using computers
French conception assistée par ordinateur
- conception assistée par ordinateurprocess of design using computers
German CAD
- CADprocess of design using computers
Hungarian számítógéppel segített tervezés
- számítógéppel segített tervezésprocess of design using computers
Polish projektowanie wspomagane komputerowo, CAD
- projektowanie wspomagane komputerowoprocess of design using computers
- CADprocess of design using computers
Scottish Gaelic dealbhadh la taic-choimpiutair
- dealbhadh la taic-choimpiutairprocess of design using computers
Vietnamese máy tính hỗ trợ thiết kế
- máy tính hỗ trợ thiết kếprocess of design using computers
Cite this entry
computer-aided design. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-aided%20design
“computer-aided design.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-aided%20design. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer-aided design,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer-aided%20design.
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