máy công cụ
Definition
- Noun:
- Machine tool: A power-driven machine, not portable by hand, used to shape or form solid materials (especially metal, wood, or plastic) by cutting, boring, grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformation. It typically holds both the workpiece and the tool, performing precise operations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà máy mới được trang bị nhiều máy công cụ hiện đại từ Nhật Bản. (The new factory is equipped with many modern machine tools from Japan.)
- Công việc của anh ấy là vận hành và bảo trì máy công cụ. (His job is to operate and maintain machine tools.)
- Máy tiện và máy phay là hai loại máy công cụ cơ bản trong gia công cơ khí. (The lathe and the milling machine are two basic types of machine tools in mechanical machining.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is a compound noun where "máy" means "machine" and "công cụ" means "tool." Together, they specify a machine that functions as a tool for manufacturing.
- In industrial contexts, "máy công cụ" often implies a degree of precision and programmability, distinguishing it from simple power tools.
Variants and Related Words
- Máy tiện (n): Lathe (a machine tool that rotates a workpiece to perform cutting, sanding, or deformation).
- Máy phay (n): Milling machine (a machine tool that uses rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece).
- Máy khoan (n): Drilling machine (a machine tool for creating holes).
- Máy cưa (n): Sawing machine (a machine tool for cutting with a saw blade).
- Trung tâm gia công (n): Machining center (a highly automated machine tool, often CNC-controlled).
Synonyms
- Machine tool: The direct and most accurate equivalent.
- Industrial machine: A broader, less precise term.
Related Terms
- Gia công cơ khí (n): Mechanical machining/engineering.
- Công cụ (n): Tool.
- Dụng cụ cầm tay (n): Hand tool (contrasts with a stationary machine tool).