taijan to do, to make, taui deed, work, and perhaps to E. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Machine tool - Machine Ma*chine (m*shn ), n. Machine tool - ➔ tool1 * * * machine tool UK US noun PRODUCTION ► a tool used in a factory that uses power to cut and shape metal or other strong materials, for example to make parts for cars: »The factory is equipped with a limited range of machine tools.… … Financial and business terms * * * Stationary, power driven machine used to cut, shape, or form materials such as metal and wood.
a power operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.