metalworking

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noun

The art and craft of shaping metal.

“metalworking industry”

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metalwork
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Meanings

nounmetalworking (countable and uncountable, plural metalworkings)

plural metalworkings

  1. countableuncountableThe art and craft of shaping metal.

    metalworking industry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner

Similar
metalwork
Broader
formationshaping
Also see
metalwork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From metal + working.

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Translations

Bulgarian металообработка
  • металообработка (metaloobrabotka)Translations
Dutch metaalbewerking
  • metaalbewerkingTranslations
Finnish metallityö, metallintyöstö
  • metallityöTranslations
  • metallintyöstöTranslations
  • metalli-Translations
German Metallbearbeitung
  • MetallbearbeitungTranslations
Irish miotalóireacht, obair mhiotail
  • miotalóireachtTranslations
  • obair mhiotailTranslations
Korean 금속가공
  • 금속가공 (geumsokgagong)Translations
Russian металлообрабо́тка
  • металлообрабо́тка (metalloobrabótka)Translations
Spanish metalmecánica, metalistería
  • metalmecánicaTranslations
  • metalisteríaTranslations
Swedish metallbearbetning
  • metallbearbetningTranslations
Ukrainian металообро́блення, металообро́бка
  • металообро́блення (metaloobróblennja)Translations
  • металообро́бка (metaloobróbka)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“metalworking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metalworking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metalworking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metalworking.

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