toolpath

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noun

The path through space that the tip of a cutting tool follows on its way to producing the desired geometry of the workpiece.

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Meanings

nountoolpath (plural toolpaths)

plural toolpaths · alternative tool path

  1. engineeringThe path through space that the tip of a cutting tool follows on its way to producing the desired geometry of the workpiece.

Origin

From tool + path.

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APA

toolpath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolpath

MLA

“toolpath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolpath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toolpath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolpath.

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