manufacturing
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Definition
Noun: 1. The process or business of producing goods, especially on a large scale, using machinery and labor, from raw materials or components. This is the core meaning, referring to the industrial activity of creating finished products. 2. The act of creating or producing something, often in a systematic or large-scale way. This can be used more broadly, though it often retains the industrial connotation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The city's economy was historically based on steel manufacturing.
- Advances in automation have transformed modern manufacturing.
- The company is moving its manufacturing operations to another country.
Advanced Usage
- "Additive manufacturing": A formal term for industrial 3D printing, where objects are created by adding material layer by layer.
- Additive manufacturing is revolutionizing the production of complex prototypes.
- "Lean manufacturing": A systematic method for minimizing waste within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity.
- The factory adopted lean manufacturing principles to improve efficiency.
Variants and Related Words
- Manufacture (verb/noun): The act or process of manufacturing. (e.g., ; )
- Manufacturer (noun): A company or person that manufactures goods.
- Manufactured (adjective): Produced by manufacturing. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Production
- Fabrication
- Assembly
- Construction
Related Phrases
- Manufacturing process: The specific steps and methods used to produce a good.
- They patented a new manufacturing process for the alloy.
- Manufacturing sector/industry: The part of the economy engaged in manufacturing.
- Employment in the manufacturing sector has declined.
Noun
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain