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machine tool
Definition
Heavy or non-portable
power
driven
industrial
device
used for abrading, cutting, drilling, forming,
grinding
, nibbling, or shaping of a piece of
metal
or other
material
. Machine tools (such as lathes) are '
machines
that make machines.'
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