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additive manufacturing

additive manufacturing noun: synonym of 3D printing (broad sense).

Noun

additive manufacturing (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of 3D printing (broad sense).
    • SPRITAM uses Aprecia's proprietary ZipDose platform, a technology based on three-dimensional printing (a/k/a additive manufacturing) to print its formulation into a porous matrix that quickly dissolves with a sip of liquid.2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7
    Synonyms:
    3D printing

Synonyms of additive manufacturing

Questions about additive manufacturing

What does additive manufacturing mean?
Additive manufacturing means synonym of 3D printing (broad sense).
What part of speech is additive manufacturing?
Additive manufacturing is a noun.

Words near additive manufacturing in the dictionary

  1. additive groups
  2. additive identities
  3. additive identity
  4. additive inverse
  5. additive inverses
  6. additive manufacturing
  7. additive number theory
  8. additive operation
  9. additive operations
  10. additive plural
  11. additive plurals

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