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Meaning of machining center | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of a class of machine tools with computerized control and actuation, usually and especially of the CNC type.
Such a machine tool whose primary action is milling as opposed to turning and boring: archetypally, a computerized milling machine rather than a computerized lathe or screw machine.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

machinism Machinist machinist block Machinists machinization machinoclast