manufacturing

B2
US /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/ UK /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #12457

Meanings

  1. 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.

  2. 2
    noun

    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

  3. 3
    noun

    The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

  4. 4
    noun

    The industry in which such products are made.

  5. 5
    verb

    present participle and gerund of manufacture

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the act of making something... fabrication
Word family
Derived forms antimanufacturingbiomanufacturingmicromanufacturingnanomanufacturingnonmanufacturing

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