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lathe

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The meaning (definition) of the word lathe

a machine that spins wood or metal so it can be shaped

The word lathe used in a sentence

The lathe spins the wood so the maker can shape it.

The plural of the word lathe

lathes

How the word lathe is said around the world

Frenchtour (toor)
Spanishtorno (tohrnoh)
Mandarin车床 (chē chuáng)
Hindiखराद (kuhrahd)
Arabicمخرطة (meekhrahtah)
Russianтокарный станок (tokarnyi stanok)
Portuguese (EU)torno (tohruhnuu)
Portuguese (BR)torno (tohruhnuu)
Japanese旋盤 (senban)
GermanDrehbank (draybahngk)
Urduخراد (khuhrahd)
Punjabiਖਰਾਦ (kuhrahd)
Korean선반 (seonban)
Hebrewמַחֲרָטָה (mahkhahrahtah)
Greekτόρνος (tornos)
Dutchdraaibank (drahybahngk)
Tagalogmakinarya (mahkeenahryah)
Vietnamesemáy tiện (mahury teeen)
Turkishtorna (tawrnah)
Persianدستگاه تراش (dahstgah tahrahsh)
Polishtokarka (tawkahrkah)
Ukrainianтокарний верстат (tokarnyy verstat)
Bengaliলেদ (layd)
Swedishsvarv (svahrv)
Italiantornio (tohrneeoh)

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