tornear — meaning in English

English meaning

• lathe noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

tornear is used for these senses in English:

• lathe To shape with a lathe.
• turn (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.

lathe — full definition

1. noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
2. verb To shape something using a lathe.

turn — full definition

1. verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
2. verb To become or change into something else.
3. noun A person's chance or opportunity in a sequence, such as in a game or rota.
4. noun A change in direction or course.

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