'Manufacturing' definitions:
Definition of 'manufacturing'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing]
Definition of 'Manufacturing'
From: GCIDE
- Manufacturing \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]
Definition of 'Manufacturing'
From: GCIDE
- Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] [Cf. F. manufacturer.]
- 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron. [1913 Webster]