tool steel

noun

Any of a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly suited for making tools.

Meanings

nountool steel (countable and uncountable, plural tool steels)

plural tool steels

  1. countableuncountableAny of a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly suited for making tools.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 工具鋼 /工具钢
  • 工具鋼 /工具钢 (gōngjùgāng)carbon and alley steel
Finnish työkaluteräs
  • työkaluteräscarbon and alley steel
French acier à outil
  • acier à outilcarbon and alley steel
Japanese 工具鋼
  • 工具鋼carbon and alley steel
Polish stal narzędziowa
  • stal narzędziowacarbon and alley steel
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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