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powder bed

powder bed noun: a component of several kinds of rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technology for making objects described by digital data. A bed of powder is selectively transformed (in certain regions) via any of various methods (e.g., a liquid that binds, a laser that melts, a laser that sinters).

Noun

powder bed (uncountable)

  1. A component of several kinds of rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technology for making objects described by digital data. A bed of powder is selectively transformed (in certain regions) via any of various methods (e.g., a liquid that binds, a laser that melts, a laser that sinters).

Questions about powder bed

What does powder bed mean?
Powder bed means a component of several kinds of rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technology for making objects described by digital data. A bed of powder is selectively transformed (in certain regions) via any of various methods (e.g., a liquid that binds, a laser that melts, a laser that sinters).
What part of speech is powder bed?
Powder bed is a noun.

Words near powder bed in the dictionary

  1. powd'ring tub
  2. powd'rn tub
  3. powder
  4. powder bath
  5. powder baths
  6. powder bed
  7. powder blue
  8. powder blues
  9. powder box
  10. powder boxes
  11. powder burn

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