workpiece

English

Etymology

From work +‎ piece.

Pronunciation

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Noun

workpiece (plural workpieces)

1. (machining, woodworking) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

   Make sure the workpiece is properly secured in the chuck before turning on the lathe.

   • 1967, M.R. Calton, Welding of Dispersion-Strengthened Alloys‎^[1], US Patent 3477117, page 6:

     It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain minimum values the material at the interface between workpieces WP-1 and WP-2 rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries."

   • 2019, Maurice H. ter Beek, Alessandro Fantechi, Laura Semini, From Software Engineering to Formal Methods and Tools, and Back, page 113:

     If the operator violates this instruction and, for example, tries to slightly move the workpiece while the robot is screwdriving it, then the execution may be interrupted […]

Translations

The material or partially finished piece on which a tool operates.

• Czech: obrobek (cs) m
• Dutch: werkstuk (nl) n
• Finnish: työkappale (fi)
• German: Werkstück (de) n
• Russian: заготовка (ru) (zagotovka)
• Spanish: pieza de trabajo f

Anagrams

• piece work, piecework