top rake

noun

The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the surface being cut.

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Meanings

nountop rake (plural top rakes)

plural top rakes

  1. engineeringThe angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the surface being cut.
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APA

top rake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20rake

MLA

“top rake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20rake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top rake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20rake.

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