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# lathe

noun (lathes)

«lathe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A lathe is a machine that spins wood or metal so that it can be cut and shaped into round forms, such as chair legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lathe/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a lathe is a workshop tool for making things by turning; a man has one as his hobby

### Examples

- He works the lathe in his shed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lathe/#x1)
- The table leg was made on a lathe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lathe/#x2)
- Dad bought a small lathe for his hobby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lathe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lathe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lathe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lathe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lathe.html) on Mova free.