torno — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lathe noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
- turnstile noun A mechanical gate with rotating arms that lets one person through at a time, often after a ticket or payment.
- winch noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
Senses
torno is used for these senses in English:
- lathe (tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
- turnstile A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.
- wheel and axle A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.
- winch A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
lathe — full definition
- noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
- verb To shape something using a lathe.
turnstile — full definition
- noun A mechanical gate with rotating arms that lets one person through at a time, often after a ticket or payment.
- noun In logic, the "⊢" symbol used to show that a statement follows from what comes before it.