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A machine that rotates a workpiece while tools cut, shape, or finish it.
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- metalworking lathe
- lathe chuck
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She shaped the cylinder on a lathe.
The lathe chuck gripped the workpiece.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular lathe; plural lathes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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