Phrase guide

milling machine

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

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Pronunciation

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  • mĭlʹĭng-mə-shēn'

1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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

Examples

  • The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mill, miller[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine tool, machine

2

noun

Meaning 2

machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: miller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shaper, shaping machine

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fresadora — machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銑床 /铣床 (xǐchuáng or xiǎnchuáng) — machine
  • Czech: frézka — machine
  • Finnish: jyrsin — machine
  • French: fraiseuse — machine
  • German: Fräsmaschine — machine
  • Hebrew: כַּרְסֹמֶת (karsomet) — machine
  • Hungarian: marógép — machine
  • Italian: fresalesatrice — machine
  • Polish: frezarka — machine
  • Portuguese: fresadora — machine
  • Romanian: freză — machine
  • Romanian: frezor — machine
  • Romanian: mașină de frezat — machine
  • Russian: фрезмаши́на (frezmašína) — machine
  • Russian: фре́зерный стано́к (frézernyj stanók) — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: glodalica — machine
  • Spanish: fresadora — machine