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SHAPING MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
