'Lathe' definitions:
Definition of 'lathe'
(from WordNet)
noun
Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
Definition of 'Lathe'
From: GCIDE
- Lathe \Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written also lath.] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lathe'
From: GCIDE
- Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See Lade to load.]
- 1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
Synonyms of 'lathe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alembic,
- anvil,
- awl,
- bale breaker,
- bar,
- battering ram,
- bevel,
- bevel square,
- bodkin,
- bradawl,
- buffer,
- caldron,
- calipers,
- cant hook,
- caulking iron,
- center punch,
- crowbar,
- crucible,
- dibble,
- dividers,
- edger,
- electric sander,
- electric soldering iron,
- engine,
- file,
- flail,
- forceps,
- fork,
- grapnel,
- grappling iron,
- grease gun,
- grindstone,
- hawk,
- hook,
- jack,
- jackscrew,
- jointer,
- level,
- machine,
- melting pot,
- miter box,
- mortar,
- motor,
- nail file,
- nail puller,
- palette knife,
- peavey,
- pincers,
- pinch bar,
- pitchfork,
- planer,
- pliers,
- puller,
- punch,
- punch pliers,
- puncheon,
- putty knife,
- ram,
- rammer,
- ramrod,
- retort,
- ripping bar,
- screwdriver,
- shaper,
- soldering iron,
- spatula,
- square,
- stapler,
- T square,
- tackle,
- tamp,
- tamper,
- tamping pick,
- tap,
- test tube,
- tire iron,
- tire tool,
- tongs,
- transducer,
- transformer,
- tweezers,
- vise,
- wrecking bar
Words containing 'Lathe'
- Lath,
- Lathed,
- Lathing,
- Laths,
- Blanchard lathe,
- Dagger of lath,
- Drill lathe,
- Duplex lathe,
- Engine lathe,
- Fluting lathe,
- Foot lathe,
- Gap lathe,
- Gauge lathe,
- Geometric lathe,
- Gibbed lathe,
- Hand lathe,
- Lapidary's lathe,
- Lath brick,
- Lath nail,
- Mandrel lathe,
- Pole lathe,
- Slide lathe,
- Speed lathe,
- Throw lathe,
- Turning lathe,
- Turret lathe,
- Wheel lathe,
- Wire lathing,
- bench lathe,
- eaves lath,
- lath and plaster,
- Lath-shaped