manufacturing
1manufacturing — man‧u‧fac‧tur‧ing [ˌmænjˈfæktʆrɪŋ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING 1. the process or business of producing goods in factories: • IBM is the world leader in software for manufacturing. • The aircraft industry has been one of the few strong… …
2Manufacturing — Man u*fac tur*ing, a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects. [1913 Webster] …
3manufacturing — index productive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4manufacturing — /manjuˈfakturin(g), ingl. ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., da to manufacture «produrre, fabbricare, confezionare»] s. m. inv. (org. az.) attività industriale …
5Manufacturing — Part of a series of articles on Industry Manufacturing …
6manufacturing — See manufacturable. * * * Any industry that makes products from raw materials by the use of manual labour or machines and that is usually carried out systematically with a division of labour. In a more limited sense, manufacturing is the… …
7Manufacturing — In the nineteenth century, manufacturing was done under the supervision of the couturier, usually in his or her attic (or atelier). As ready to wear evolved and sales volumes increased, factories were set up with production personnel hired to… …
8manufacturing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large scale, small scale ▪ industrial ▪ heavy ▪ labour intensive/labor intensive (esp. AmE) ▪ computer aided …
9manufacturing — man|u|fac|tur|ing W3 [ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərıŋ] n [U] the process or business of producing goods in factories ▪ Thousands of jobs had been lost in manufacturing. ▪ the manufacturing industry …
10manufacturing — /ˌmænjυ fæktʃərɪŋ/ noun the production of machine made products for sale ● We must try to reduce the manufacturing overheads. ● Manufacturing processes are continually being updated …
