"screw machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screw machines [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Head templates: {{en-noun}} screw machine (plural screw machines)
  1. Any of a class of machine tools for the manufacture of screws and other small metal parts, typically from wire or small-diameter bars; it works by machining, stamping or rolling with dies, or any combination of these actions; it is typically under automatic control (via cams or computerization) with periodic human supervision.
    Sense id: en-screw_machine-en-noun-MzJwEFmm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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