From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operation s.
2. * {{ quote-us-patent | en | year=1967 | author=M.R. Calton | title=Welding of Dispersion-Strengthened Alloys | patent=3477117 | page=6 | url=http://www.google.com/patents?id=7CpoAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA6
|passage=It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain
minimum values the material at the interface between WORKPIECES WP-1 and WP-2
rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted
cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries."}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2019 | author=Maurice H. ter Beek; Alessandro Fantechi; Laura Semini | title=From Software Engineering to Formal Methods and Tools, and Back | page=113
|passage=If the operator violates this instruction and, for example, tries to
slightly move the WORKPIECE while the robot is screwdriving it, then the
execution may be interrupted [...]}}
**** Translations
[The material or partially finished piece on which a tool operates.]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
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- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
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*** Anagrams
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