workpiece
noun
work·piece
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Definition of workpiece
: a piece of work in process of manufacture
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Friction arises from the threads as well as the rotating bolt face scrubbing along the stationary workpiece. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "How to Use a Torque Wrench to Keep Your Car from Flying Apart," 26 Feb. 2019 Cut the wood with the factory edge to roughly the same length as your workpiece, and keep the width around 5 to 6 inches. — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, "How to Straighten a Board Edge Without a Jointer," 31 Aug. 2016 This will serve as a guide to cut the edge for the workpiece. — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, "How to Straighten a Board Edge Without a Jointer," 31 Aug. 2016 The lesson of this project: small workpieces are best sanded into the kitchen sink, which leaves a saw-dusting on nearby counters but not a whole lot on the floor. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "The Joy and Agony of Woodworking in a Tiny Apartment," 10 Mar. 2017 Air is then removed by the vacuum, which compresses the layers over the mold to produce a laminated workpiece. — Tim Layton, Popular Mechanics, "Mastering the Art of Vacuum Bagging," 14 Aug. 2013 Here's one cutting a spiral pattern into a workpiece, much like the texture on metal stairs used to increase traction, into a cylinder of metal. — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, "Watch a Lathe Cut a Spiral Pattern Effortlessly Into Metal," 1 June 2017 The lesson of this project: small workpieces are best sanded into the kitchen sink, which leaves a saw-dusting on nearby counters but not a whole lot on the floor. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "The Joy and Agony of Woodworking in a Tiny Apartment," 10 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'workpiece.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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