About The Word Lathe
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Lathe
Lathe Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lathe?
[n] machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lathe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lathe: alembic | anvil | awl | bale breaker | bar | battering ram | bevel | bevel square | bodkin | bradawl | buffer | caldron | calipers | cant hook | caulking iron | center punch | crowbar | crucible | dibble | dividers | edger | electric sander | electric soldering iron | engine | file | flail | forceps | fork | grapnel | grappling iron | grease gun | grindstone | hawk | hook | jack | jackscrew | jointer | level | machine | melting pot | miter box | mortar | motor | nail file | nail puller | palette knife | peavey | pincers | pinch bar | pitchfork | planer | pliers | puller | punch | punch pliers | puncheon | putty knife | ram | rammer | ramrod | retort | ripping bar | screwdriver | shaper | soldering iron | spatula | square | stapler | T square | tackle | tamp | tamper | tamping pick | tap | test tube | tire iron | tire tool | tongs | transducer | transformer | tweezers | vise | wrecking bar See Also | bench lathe | carriage | chuck | handwheel | shaper | shaping machine Lathe In Webster's Dictionary \Lathe\, 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.
\Lathe\, 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. 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. 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}. {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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