Definition of Milling machine

1. Noun. Machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it.

Exact synonyms: Miller
Generic synonyms: Shaper, Shaping Machine

Definition of Milling machine

1. Noun. A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milling Machine

milliner
milliner's
millineress
millineresses
millineries
milliners
millinery
millines
millinet
millinets
millinewton
millinewtons
milling
milling-in
milling around
milling machine (current term)
milling machines
millings
milliohm
milliohms
million
million floating point operations per second
million instructions per second
millionaire
millionaire shortbread
millionairedom
millionaires
millionairess
millionairesses
millionary

Literary usage of Milling machine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"milling machine WORK. milling machine work is here divided into two units. Unit M-61 consists of plain milling, including the use of fixtures prepared to ..."

2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1908)
"An Extra-Heavy Slab-milling machine. Illustrates and describes a milling Molding ... A New milling machine Dividing Head. Illustrated description of the ..."

3. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1908)
"An Extra-Heavy Slab-milling machine. Illustrates and describes a milling Molding ... A New milling machine Dividing Head. Illustrated description of the ..."

4. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1889)
"A New Vertical milling machine.—A new American vertical milling machine is described iu the Iron Age* It is very heavy, and the bed and upright portion are ..."

5. Text-book of Advanced Machine Work: Prepared for Students in Technical by Robert Henry Smith (1919)
"Speed changes are obtained by cone headstock (cone drive) or gear headstock (constant speed drive). 3. A plain milling machine, Fig. ..."

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