grinding machine

English

Noun

grinding machine (plural grinding machines)

  1. (machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating grinding wheel is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.
    Synonym: grinder
    Hypernyms: machine tool < machine
    Coordinate terms: milling machine; lathe; planer; shaper; for more, see machine tool ยง Hyponyms (types of machine tool); grinder (power tool)
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