machined
machined is the simple past and past participle of machine.
Meaning of machine
Verb
machine (third-person singular simple present machines, present participle machining, simple past and past participle machined)
- To make by machinery.
- To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.
- Engineering materials have been recently developed whose hardness and strength are considerably increased, such that the cutting speed and the MRR tend to fall when machining such materials using traditional methods like turning, milling, grinding, and so on.2015, Helmi A. Youssef, Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 6
Adjective
machined (not comparable)
- Created by machine, or as though created by machine.
- I don’t believe Lindsay senses the satiric undercurrents beneath the machined ripples of Ballard’s prose.2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9
Words formed from machined
Questions about machined
- What does machined mean?
- Machined means created by machine, or as though created by machine.
- What is machined the simple past and past participle of?
- Machined is the simple past and past participle of machine.
- What part of speech is machined?
- Machined is an adjective.
Words near machined in the dictionary
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