: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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Geoffrey Robertson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2017
Inside, where there was a persistent smell of coolant, workers manned lathes and extrusion machines, fashioning parts for the prototype.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Planes will still fly, lathes with still turn, corn will get harvested.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
An uneducated lathe operator turned union leader, Lula helped found Brazil’s Workers’ Party, in 1980, before winning the presidency in both 2002 and 2008 with large majorities.
—Geoffrey Robertson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2017
Inside, where there was a persistent smell of coolant, workers manned lathes and extrusion machines, fashioning parts for the prototype.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
To do this, the bat was lathed in more of a bowling-ball type shape, as seen via Kevin Smith’s post showing the difference of the sizing.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Planes will still fly, lathes with still turn, corn will get harvested.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Lathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lathe. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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