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lathe

Machine tool, used for turning. The workpiece to be machined, usually wood or metal, is held and rotated while cutting tools are moved against it. Modern lathes are driven by electric motors, which can drive the spindle carrying the workpiece at various speeds.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) lathes include the hardware needed to interface with a computer system. These lathes can exactly reproduce items many times over, allowing automated mass-production where the only interaction from an operator is to supply the blanks (uncut material) and remove the finished pieces.



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The prince was working at the lathe and after glancing round continued his work.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The lathe painted to look like iron is seen to be but a lathe.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Then he took the skulls and put them in the lathe and turned them till they were round.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
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