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- [leyth]
- /leɪð/
- /leɪð/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leyth]
- /leɪð/
Definitions of lathe word
- noun lathe a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it. 1
- verb with object lathe to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe. 1
- noun lathe A machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by means of a rotating drive that turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools. 1
- noun lathe shaping tool 1
- countable noun lathe A lathe is a machine which is used for shaping wood or metal. 0
- noun lathe a machine for shaping, boring, facing, or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool 0
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Origin of lathe
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English: frame, stand, lathe; compare Old Norse hlath stack (see lade), Danish -lad in væverlad weaver's batten, savelad saw bench
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Parts of speech for Lathe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lathe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lathe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lathe
noun lathe
- drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- mill — Arithmetic and Logic Unit
- saw — a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.
- borer — a machine or hand tool for boring holes
- grinder — a person or thing that grinds.
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