turning tool

English

Noun

turning tool (plural turning tools)

1. A tool for shaping the cutting edges of the tools used in seal engraving.
2. (woodworking) A handheld tool for woodturning.

   Hyponyms: chisel, gouge, rasp, file

3. (machining) A cutting tool for turning (cutting external diameters and faces) as opposed to boring (cutting internal diameters and faces); especially, a single-point cutting tool fur such purpose.

Hypernyms

• (all senses): tool

Coordinate terms

• See at Thesaurus:tool