milling machine

milling machine
noun Date: 1849 a machine tool on which work usually of metal secured to a carriage is shaped by rotating milling cutters

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  • Milling machine — Milling Mill ing, n. The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • milling machine — n. a machine with a table on which material rests as it is fed against a rotating milling cutter …   English World dictionary

  • Milling machine — For the machine used in road construction, see Asphalt milling machine. Not to be confused with mill (grinding). Example of a bridge type CNC vertical milling center …   Wikipedia

  • milling machine — noun machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it • Syn: ↑miller • Hypernyms: ↑shaper, ↑shaping machine * * * noun : a machine tool on which work usually of metal secured to a carriage is …   Useful english dictionary

  • milling machine — a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter. Also called miller. [1875 80] * * * Machine tool that rotates a circular tool with numerous… …   Universalium

  • milling machine — n. machine equipped with milling cutters to cut and shape metal objects …   English contemporary dictionary

  • milling machine — mill′ing machine n. mac a machine tool for rotating a cutter(mill′ing cut ter)to produce plane or formed surfaces on a piece of work, usu. by moving the work past the cutter Also called miller 2) Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • milling machine — [1] A machine that uses a variety of rotating cutter wheels to cut splines, gears, keyways, etc. [2] A machine tool with a table on which rests material which is cut by a rotating cutting tool held by a horizontal arbor or vertical spindle …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • milling machine — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

  • milling machine — /ˈmɪlɪŋ məʃin/ (say miling muhsheen) noun a machine tool with a rotating cutter, used to produce plane and formed surfaces …  

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