Found 3 items, similar to lathe.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: lathe
belabas, bindu, bubut, bubutan, mesin bubut, pelarik, pelarikan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lathe
lathe
n : machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns
about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lathe
Lathe
\Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain
origin.]
Formerly, a part or division of a county among the
Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five
hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written
also
lath.] --Brande & C.
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Lathe
\Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G.
lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf.
also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are
perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original
meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is
from an older form of E. lade to load. See
Lade to load.]
1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping
articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing
them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also
lay and
batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
Drill lathe, or
Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.
Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.
Geometric lathe. See under
Geometric
Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.
Slide lathe, an engine lathe.
Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
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