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Meaning of "tool-making" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOOL-MAKING

tool-making  [ˈtuːlˌmeɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOOL-MAKING

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determiner
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Tool-Making is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOOL-MAKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tool-making in the English dictionary

The definition of tool-making in the dictionary is the act or skill of producing or reconditioning precision tools, cutters, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOOL-MAKING


boilermaking
ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkɪŋ
brickmaking
ˈbrɪkˌmeɪkɪŋ
cabinet-making
ˈkæbɪnɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
film-making
ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkɪŋ
glass-making
ˈɡlɑːsˌmeɪkɪŋ
homemaking
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ
lawmaking
ˈlɔːˌmeɪkɪŋ
lovemaking
ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ
matchmaking
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɪŋ
merrymaking
ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
moviemaking
ˈmuːvɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
mythmaking
ˈmɪθˌmeɪkɪŋ
pacemaking
ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkɪŋ
papermaking
ˈpeɪpərˌmeɪkɪŋ
peacemaking
ˈpiːsˌmeɪkɪŋ
platemaking
ˈpleɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ
playmaking
ˈpleɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
printmaking
ˈprɪntˌmeɪkɪŋ
roadmaking
ˈrəʊdˌmeɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOOL-MAKING

tool box
tool kit
tool maker
tool making
tool post
tool pusher
tool shed
tool steel
tool-less
tool-maker
toolbag
toolbar
toolbox
toolcase
toolchest
tooled
tooled up
tooler
toolhead
toolholder

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOOL-MAKING

baking
banking
braking
breaking
breathtaking
English-speaking
freaking
ground-breaking
heartbreaking
in a manner of speaking
in the making
making
money-making
public speaking
record-breaking
sneaking
soaking
speaking
taking
undertaking
waking

Synonyms and antonyms of tool-making in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tool-making» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOOL-MAKING

Find out the translation of tool-making to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tool-making from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tool-making» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工具制造
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fabricación de herramientas
570 millions of speakers

English

tool-making
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औजार बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صنع أداة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инструментальным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fabricação de ferramentas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতিয়ার তৈরির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la fabrication d´outils
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembuatan alat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Werkzeugherstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ツール作り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도구 결정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe alat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công cụ làm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருவி தயாரித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साधन बनवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alet yapımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fabbricazione di utensili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narzędzie podejmowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інструментальним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instrument de luare a
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαλείο λήψης αποφάσεων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

instrument maak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

verktygstillverkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verktøy -making
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tool-making

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOOL-MAKING»

The term «tool-making» is regularly used and occupies the 57.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOOL-MAKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tool-making» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tool-making» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tool-making

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOOL-MAKING»

Discover the use of tool-making in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tool-making and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tool Making: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Making Tools ...
A Practical Treatise On The Art Of Making Tools, Jigs, And Fixtures With Helpful Suggestions On Heat Treatment Of Carbon And High-Speed Steels For Tools, Punches, And Dies.
Edward Russell Markham, 2010
2
Tool-Making Projects for Joinery and Woodworking: A Yankee ...
This practical and comprehensive handbook presents detailed instructions for making 20 essential hand tools for joinery and general woodworking at all skill levels.
Steve A. Olesin, 2005
3
Tool Making for Woodworkers
Tool making is the traditional province of the blacksmith, and until now it has been shrouded in mystery. This useful volume brings tool-making within the reach of anyone who starts with modest hand skills.
Ray Larsen, 1996
4
The Study of Language
tool-making. source. In the physical adaptation view, one function (producing speech sounds) must have beensuperimposedon existing anatomicalfeatures( teeth, lips)previouslyusedforother purposes(chewing ...
George Yule, 2010
5
Tool and Die Making Troubleshooter
Describes tooling investment, steelmaking methods, and hot working basic metallury. Phycial property descritions, tooling.
Richard M. Leed, 2003
6
Archaeology at the Millennium: A Sourcebook
This was considerably older than previous estimates, which had usually placed the beginning of tool making between 0.5 and 1 mya. Radiometric dating thus revolutionized the perception of the depth of the human past, more than doubling  ...
Gary M. Feinman, Theron Douglas Price, 2007
7
Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge
The earliest fossils to exhibit these trends appeared around 2.5 million years ago (mya), along with the earliest evidence of stone tool making. Homo habilis or “ handy man” was the name given to the first members of the genus as a reflection of ...
William Haviland, Dana Walrath, Harald Prins, 2010
8
Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability: Proceedings ...
Product Development Series Production Figure 1: Tool making process chain. The engineering starts with the development of the tool. In the next step the design department designs the tool. Process planning is responsible for the detail ...
Andrew Y. C. Nee, Bin Song, Soh-Khim Ong, 2013
9
Classification and Human Evolution
Furthermore, the essen— tially non-carnivorous diet of chimpanzees presumably does not impose a very high selection pressure on tool-making as a means of survival. These observations however, demonstrate two things: first, chimpanzees ...
Sherwood L. Washburn, 2013
10
Making Silent Stones Speak: Human Evolution And The Dawn Of ...
Two anthropologists explain their research into Stone Age tools and new theories about the role of toolmaking in human evolution
Kathy D. Schick, Nicholas Toth, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOOL-MAKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tool-making is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tool-making may have made language genes more useful
A recent study published in Nature Communications has suggested that stone tool-making practices among the ancestors of modern humans may have put ... «Ars Technica, Jan 15»
2
Evolution of Human Language Linked to Tool-Making
Human language may have developed as a way to share and pass along tool-making skills, study suggests. Participants in tool-making experiments showed the ... «Tech Times, Jan 15»
3
Ancient Stone Tool-Making Sprung Up Many Times
Innovative Stone Age tools may have been developed by people in Eurasia and -- contrary to widely held views -- not just invented in Africa, a new study ... «Discovery News, Sep 14»
4
Cockatoos teach tool-making tricks
A team of researchers has discovered that the birds emulate tool-making tricks when they are demonstrated to them by another bird. The results are published in ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
5
A Crafty Tool-Making Cockatoo
The elite club of tool-making animals has a new member: a Goffin's cockatoo named Figaro who lives in an aviary west of Vienna. After witnessing Figaro use a ... «Discover Magazine, Jan 14»
6
The Mysterious Tool-Making Culture Shared by Crows and Humans
On the south Pacific island of New Caledonia, families of wild crows have developed a tool-making industry. One of their main sources of protein is beetle larvae, ... «io9, Nov 13»
7
Language and tool-making skills evolved at same time, study says
Researchers from the University tested the brain activity of 10 expert stone tool makers (flint knappers) as they undertook a stone tool-making task and a ... «Phys.Org, Sep 13»
8
Cockatoo shows tool-making skills
The team believe Figaro's feat is the first recorded instance of tool-making among parrots. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, was carried out at ... «BBC News, Nov 12»
9
Video: Tool-Making Bonobos Give Glimpse of Human Origins
Unlike their chimpanzee cousins, bonobos — formally known Pan paniscus to the chimps' Pan troglodytes — have shown limited toolmaking ability, and are ... «Wired, Aug 12»
10
Tool-making animals
Benjamin Franklin, one of America's Founding Fathers, was not only a statesman but a scientist as well. He fabricated, among other things, the lightning arrester ... «The Hindu, Jul 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tool-Making [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tool-making-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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