Machinings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of shaping or finishing material using machine tools for production purposes
2. The results of operations performed on materials to create parts, components, or products using automated equipment
3. Techniques and practices involved in the manipulation of materials through machining to achieve desired specifications

Etymology: "Machinings" is the plural of "machining," the noun for the process of shaping material with machine tools. Because the plural is simply the regular form of that noun, its history is the history of the base word: it is built from "machine" with the suffix "-ing," which turns a verb into a noun naming an action or its result. The two parts of the form are therefore what matter here, with "machine" tracing back through Latin "machina" to Greek "mēkhanē," meaning contrivance or device.

Synonyms: manufacturing, processing, fabrication, engineering, production