machine tool

/məˈʃiːn ˈtuːl/

noun

A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.

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Meanings

nounmachine tool (plural machine tools)

plural machine tools

  1. businessA tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.

Translations

Arabic آلَة تَشْغِيل
  • آلَة تَشْغِيل (ʔālat tašḡīl)tool used for machining
Bulgarian струг
  • струг (strug)tool used for machining
Chinese Mandarin 機床 /机床, 工作母機 /工作母机
  • 機床 /机床 (jīchuáng)tool used for machining
  • 工作母機 /工作母机 (gōngzuò mǔjī)tool used for machining
Czech obráběcí stroj
  • obráběcí strojtool used for machining
Dutch werktuigmachine
  • werktuigmachinetool used for machining
Finnish työstökone
  • työstökonetool used for machining
French machine-outil
  • machine-outiltool used for machining
German Werkzeugmaschine
  • Werkzeugmaschinetool used for machining
Hungarian szerszámgép
  • szerszámgéptool used for machining
Italian macchina utensile
  • macchina utensiletool used for machining
Japanese 工作機械, マシンツール
  • 工作機械 (kōsaku kikai)tool used for machining
  • マシンツール (mashin tsūru)tool used for machining
Korean 공작기계, 머신툴
  • 공작기계 (gongjakgigye)tool used for machining
  • 머신툴 (meosintul)tool used for machining
Polish obrabiarka
  • obrabiarkatool used for machining
Portuguese máquina ferramenta
  • máquina ferramentatool used for machining
Romanian mașină unealtă
  • mașină unealtătool used for machining
Russian стано́к, металлоре́жущий стано́к
  • стано́к (stanók)tool used for machining
  • металлоре́жущий стано́к (metalloréžuščij stanók)tool used for machining
Spanish máquina herramienta
  • máquina herramientatool used for machining
Turkish takım tezgâhı
  • takım tezgâhıtool used for machining
Ukrainian верста́т
  • верста́т (verstát)tool used for machining
Cite this entry
APA

machine tool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20tool

MLA

“machine tool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20tool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine tool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20tool.

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