Workpiece

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

    "Make sure the workpiece is properly secured in the chuck before turning on the lathe."

  2. 2
    work consisting of a piece of metal being machined wordnet

Example

More examples

"Make sure the workpiece is properly secured in the chuck before turning on the lathe."

Etymology

From work + piece.

Related phrases

raw material

More for "workpiece"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.