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Swiss-turn

Swiss-turn noun: any lathe, screw machine, or turning center with a Swiss-style headstock (that is, one with a guide bushing that remains quite near the tool).

Noun

Swiss-turn (plural Swiss-turns)

  1. Any lathe, screw machine, or turning center with a Swiss-style headstock (that is, one with a guide bushing that remains quite near the tool).

Forms of Swiss-turn

pluralSwiss-turns

Questions about Swiss-turn

What does Swiss-turn mean?
Swiss-turn means any lathe, screw machine, or turning center with a Swiss-style headstock (that is, one with a guide bushing that remains quite near the tool).
What part of speech is Swiss-turn?
Swiss-turn is a noun.
What is the plural of Swiss-turn?
The plural of Swiss-turn is Swiss-turns.

Words near Swiss-turn in the dictionary

  1. Swiss system
  2. Swiss-cheesed
  3. Swiss-German
  4. Swiss-German Sign Language
  5. Swiss-Germans
  6. Swiss-turn
  7. Swiss-turns
  8. swissed
  9. Swisser
  10. Swisserland
  11. Swissers

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