manufacturing
B2
adj
noun
verb
Freq #12457
Meanings
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1
adj
Used in manufacturing.
More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
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2
noun
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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3
noun
The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
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4
noun
The industry in which such products are made.
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5
verb
present participle and gerund of manufacture
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· the act of making something...
fabrication
Word family
Derived forms
antimanufacturingbiomanufacturingmicromanufacturingnanomanufacturingnonmanufacturing