Manufacturing

//ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials wordnet
  3. 3
    The industry in which such products are made. uncountable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of manufacture form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Used in manufacturing. not-comparable

    "More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel."

Synonyms

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architectureassemblybuildingcastingcompositionconstruction

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"The foreign executives visited the manufacturing plant."

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additive manufacturingdiscrete manufacturingprocess manufacturingraw material

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