旋盤(せんばん)

せんばん
noun
lathe
1. lathe
A machine tool that rotates a workpiece on its axis to perform cutting, sanding, knurling, or other shaping operations.
旋盤(せんばん)で金属(きんぞく)を削(けず)る。
I cut metal on a lathe.
この工場(こうじょう)には旋盤(せんばん)が五台(ごだい)ある。
This factory has five lathes.
旋盤(せんばん)加工(かこう)の技術(ぎじゅつ)を身(み)につけるには何年(なんねん)もかかる。
It takes years to master lathe machining skills.

A 旋盤(せんばん) is one of the most fundamental machine tools in metalworking and woodworking. The workpiece is clamped and rotated while a cutting tool is applied to shape it. The word comes from 旋(せん) (revolving) and 盤(ばん) (platform, disc).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 旋盤(せんばん)加工(かこう) — lathe machining
  • 旋盤(せんばん)工(こう) — lathe operator
  • NC旋盤(せんばん) — CNC lathe (computer-controlled)
  • 汎用(はんよう)旋盤(せんばん) — general-purpose lathe

RELATED TERMS:

  • 工作機械(こうさくきかい) — machine tool (general term)
  • フライス盤(ばん) — milling machine
  • ボール盤(ばん) — drill press
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