Cutting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001517",
  "term": "Cutting",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of removing material from a workpiece to achieve a desired shape, size, or surface finish. This is accomplished by a cutting tool that shears away chips of material through mechanical force. Common cutting operations include turning, milling, drilling, and grinding, each employing specific tools and machine kinematics.",
  "subject": "Machining",
  "see_also": [
    "die cutting"
  ],
  "references": [
    "cutting - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zerspanen",
    "es": "corte",
    "fr": "coupe"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cutting/"
}