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MILLING MACHINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does milling machine mean?
• MILLING MACHINE (noun)
The noun MILLING MACHINE has 1 sense:
1. machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
Familiarity information: MILLING MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
miller; milling machine
Hypernyms ("milling machine" is a kind of...):
shaper; shaping machine (a machine tool for shaping metal or wood)
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