grinding machine

English

Noun

grinding machine (plural grinding machines)

1. (machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating grinding wheel is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

   Synonym: grinder

   Hypernyms: machine tool, < machine

   Coordinate terms: milling machine; lathe; planer; shaper; for more, see machine tool § Hyponyms (types of machine tool); grinder (power tool)