metalworking

American

[met-l-wur-king] / ˈmɛt lˌwɜr kɪŋ /

noun

the act or technique of making metal objects.

metalworking British

/ ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ /

noun

the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles

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Other Word Forms

metalworker noun

Etymology

Origin of metalworking

First recorded in 1880–85; metal + working

Example Sentences

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The metalworking scenes were shot at a former Westinghouse Turbine plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year the SQA dropped question papers from its National 5 qualifications in the subjects of practical cake craft, practical metalworking and practical woodworking.

From BBC

For example, among the objects recovered were both a large anvil and a small anvil, two stone hammerheads commonly used in metalworking, and several stone polishers.

From Literature

Without fire, metalworking would be impossible, preventing the rise of any technological civilization.

From Science Daily

These metalworking cobots are part of a broader trend in robotics: Specialized robots that use sensors to safely navigate human environments.

From The Wall Street Journal

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