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mill-turn

mill-turn noun: any of a diverse class of CNC machining centers with a combination of milling and turning capabilities via one or more lathe-type headstocks and one or more milling spindles, all of which can operate simultaneously.

Noun

mill-turn (plural mill-turns)

  1. Any of a diverse class of CNC machining centers with a combination of milling and turning capabilities via one or more lathe-type headstocks and one or more milling spindles, all of which can operate simultaneously.

Forms of mill-turn

pluralmill-turns

Origin of mill-turn

Late 20th century.

Questions about mill-turn

What does mill-turn mean?
Mill-turn means any of a diverse class of CNC machining centers with a combination of milling and turning capabilities via one or more lathe-type headstocks and one or more milling spindles, all of which can operate simultaneously.
What part of speech is mill-turn?
Mill-turn is a noun.
What is the plural of mill-turn?
The plural of mill-turn is mill-turns.

Words near mill-turn in the dictionary

  1. mill-races
  2. mill-sixpence
  3. mill-sixpences
  4. mill-stone
  5. mill-stones
  6. mill-turn
  7. mill-turns
  8. mill-wand
  9. mill-wands
  10. milla
  11. millability

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