machine tool
noun
a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
Origin of machine tool
First recorded in 1860–65
OTHER WORDS FROM machine tool
ma·chine-tooled, adjectiveWords nearby machine tool
Example sentences from the Web for machine tool
In machine-tool design a wholly new invention is an exceedingly rare thing, and a successful new machine is still more rare.
Industrial Progress and Human Economics |James HartnessIntellectual exercises like the designing of a machine-tool operation could not compete with such aromas and sights and sounds.
Space Platform |Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for machine tool
machine tool
noun
a power-driven machine, such as a lathe, miller, or grinder, that is used for cutting, shaping, and finishing metals or other materials