machined
Cut by tools
Machined describes something that has been shaped, cut, or finished using a machine tool rather than by hand.
The term typically applies to metal or plastic parts that require precise dimensions and smooth surfaces, as in machined aluminum components or a beautifully machined housing.
When something is machined to tight tolerances, it means the manufacturing process achieved exact specifications with minimal variation.
Accuracy of measurement
- milledProcessed by grinding
- lathedShaped by rotation
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
tooled · fabricated · manufactured · ground · bored · drilled · turned · finished
precision
Accuracy of measurement
tolerances · tooled · fabricated · manufactured · ground · bored · drilled · turned · finished · calibrated
factory
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass-producedMade in large quantities
automated · robotics · CAD · CAM · toolpath · fixtures · jigs · batch · prototype · blueprint
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
flawless · sleek · buffed · flat · textured · grooved · knurled · anodized · brushed · satin
machinedhandmade
Created manually, not mechanically
hand-carved · hand-forged · hand-tooled · whittled · sculpted
machinedrough
Uneven in surface
unfinished · raw · unworked · crude · rough-hewn
- washing machineAppliance for laundering textiles
- vending machinesUnmanned automated retail devices
- time machineDevice enabling temporal journeys
- machine gunContinuous-fire arm
- answering machineTelephone message recorder
- slot machineCoin-operated gambling device
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