Phrase guide

machine tool

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /məˈʃiːn ˈtuːl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, engineering, machining, manufacturing, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tool, machine

2

noun

Meaning 2

a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine

Narrower terms: drill press, grinder, shaper, shaping machine

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آلَة تَشْغِيل (ʔālat tašḡīl) — tool used for machining
  • Armenian: հաստոց (hastocʻ) — tool used for machining
  • Azerbaijani: dəzgah — tool used for machining
  • Bulgarian: струг (strug) — tool used for machining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機床 /机床 (jīchuáng) — tool used for machining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工作母機 /工作母机 (gōngzuò mǔjī) — tool used for machining
  • Czech: obráběcí stroj — tool used for machining
  • Dutch: werktuigmachine — tool used for machining
  • Finnish: työstökone — tool used for machining
  • French: machine-outil — tool used for machining
  • German: Werkzeugmaschine — tool used for machining
  • Hungarian: szerszámgép — tool used for machining
  • Italian: macchina utensile — tool used for machining
  • Japanese: 工作機械 (kōsaku kikai) — tool used for machining
  • Japanese: マシンツール (mashin tsūru) — tool used for machining
  • Korean: 공작기계 (gongjakgigye) — tool used for machining
  • Korean: 머신툴 (meosintul) — tool used for machining
  • Polish: obrabiarka — tool used for machining
  • Portuguese: máquina ferramenta — tool used for machining
  • Romanian: mașină unealtă — tool used for machining
  • Russian: стано́к (stanók) — tool used for machining
  • Russian: металлоре́жущий стано́к (metalloréžuščij stanók) — tool used for machining
  • Serbo-Croatian: алатни строј — tool used for machining
  • Serbo-Croatian: alatni stroj — tool used for machining
  • Spanish: máquina herramienta — tool used for machining
  • Turkish: takım tezgâhı — tool used for machining
  • Ukrainian: верста́т (verstát) — tool used for machining