What does LATHE mean?

Definitions for LATHE
leɪðlath·e

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lathenoun

    machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lathenoun

    The tool of a turner, by which he turns about his matter so as to shape it by the chizel.

    Those black circular lines we see on turned vessels of wood, are the effects of ignition, caused by the pressure of an edged stick upon the vessel turned nimbly in the lathe. John Ray.

Wikipedia

  1. Lathe

    A lathe () is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.Lathes are used in woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spraying, parts reclamation, and glass-working. Lathes can be used to shape pottery, the best-known design being the Potter's wheel. Most suitably equipped metalworking lathes can also be used to produce most solids of revolution, plane surfaces and screw threads or helices. Ornamental lathes can produce three-dimensional solids of incredible complexity. The workpiece is usually held in place by either one or two centers, at least one of which can typically be moved horizontally to accommodate varying workpiece lengths. Other work-holding methods include clamping the work about the axis of rotation using a chuck or collet, or to a faceplate, using clamps or dog clutch. Examples of objects that can be produced on a lathe include screws, candlesticks, gun barrels, cue sticks, table legs, bowls, baseball bats, pens, musical instruments (especially woodwind instruments), and crankshafts.

ChatGPT

  1. lathe

    A lathe is a machine tool used primarily in metalworking, woodturning and pottery to shape materials. It operates by rotating the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about the axis of rotation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lathenoun

    formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent

  2. Lathenoun

    a granary; a barn

  3. Lathenoun

    a machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool

  4. Lathenoun

    the movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten

  5. Etymology: [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hlaa a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See Lade to load.]

Wikidata

  1. Lathe

    A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation, facing, turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Lathes are used in woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, Thermal spraying/ parts reclamation, and glass-working. Lathes can be used to shape pottery, the best-known design being the potter's wheel. Most suitably equipped metalworking lathes can also be used to produce most solids of revolution, plane surfaces and screw threads or helices. Ornamental lathes can produce three-dimensional solids of incredible complexity. The material can be held in place by either one or two centers, at least one of which can be moved horizontally to accommodate varying material lengths. Other work-holding methods include clamping the work about the axis of rotation using a chuck or collet, or to a faceplate, using clamps or dogs. Examples of objects that can be produced on a lathe include candlestick holders, gun barrels, cue sticks, table legs, bowls, baseball bats, musical instruments, crankshafts, and camshafts.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lathe

    th, n. a machine for turning and shaping articles of wood, metal, &c.: the movable swing-frame of a loom carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft. [Ice. löð.]

  2. Lathe

    th, n. a part or division of a county, now existing only in Kent, and consisting of four or five hundreds. [A.S. lǽth, a district.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. lathe

    A term for a sort of a cross-bow once used in the fleet.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. lathe

    In the manufacture of ordnance, lathes are machines for turning cannon, gun-barrels, etc.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LATHE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lathe is ranked #62714 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lathe surname appeared 319 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lathe.

    91.5% or 292 total occurrences were White.
    3.1% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. ethal

  2. leath

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LATHE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LATHE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of LATHE in a Sentence

  1. Jose Ramon Pin:

    The training programmes must adapt to business needs, not the other way round, there's no point churning out lathe operators if there are no jobs for them.

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