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manufatura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • manufacturing noun The business or process of turning raw materials into finished products, usually at scale.
  • mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.

Senses

manufatura is used for these senses in English:

  • manufacturing The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
  • manufacturing The industry in which such products are made.
  • mill A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.

manufacturing — full definition

  1. noun The business or process of turning raw materials into finished products, usually at scale.
  2. adj Relating to or used in the production of goods.

mill — full definition

  1. noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
  2. noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
  3. noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
  4. verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
  5. verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").

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