SHAPING MACHINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A machine tool for shaping metal or wood

Synonyms:

shaper; shaping machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shaping machine" is a kind of...):

machine tool (a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaping machine"):

lathe (machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)

miller; milling machine (machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it)