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noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
the making or producing of anything; generation: the manufacture of body cells.
the thing or material manufactured; product: Plastic is an important manufacture.
verb (used with object), man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing.
to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale.
to work up (material) into form for use: to manufacture cotton.
to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an account of the incident.
to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality: to manufacture a daily quota of poetry.
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Origin of manufacture
First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle French manufacture “the action or process of making; a factory,” equivalent to Latin manū “by hand”, ablative singular of manus “hand” + Middle French facture “making, construction” (from Late Latin factūra “action of creating, a creation, piece of handiwork,” from Latin factūra “act of fashioning; metal working,” a derivative of facere “to make, do”); the verb is derivative of the noun
synonym study for manufacture
4. Manufacture, assemble, fabricate apply to processes in industry. Manufacture, originally to make by hand, now means to make by machine or by industrial process: to manufacture rubber tires. To assemble is to fit together the manufactured parts of something mechanical: to assemble an automobile. To fabricate is to construct or build by fitting standardized parts together: to fabricate houses. See also make1.
OTHER WORDS FROM manufacture
man·u·fac·tur·a·ble, adjectiveman·u·fac·tur·al, adjectivenon·man·u·fac·ture, nounnon·man·u·fac·tured, adjective
non·man·u·fac·tur·ing, nounpre·man·u·fac·ture, verb (used with object), pre·man·u·fac·tured, pre·man·u·fac·tur·ing.sem·i·man·u·fac·tured, adjectivesem·i·man·u·fac·tur·ing, nounun·man·u·fac·tur·a·ble, adjectiveun·man·u·fac·tured, adjectivewell-man·u·fac·tured, adjective
Words nearby manufacture
manuduction, Manuel, Manuel I, manuf., manufactory, manufacture, manufactured gas, manufactured home, manufacturer, manufacturer’s agent, manuhiri
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Words related to manufacture
assemble, complete, construct, create, fabricate, mass-produce, synthesize, produce, accomplish, carve, cast, cobble, compose, execute, fashion, forge, form, frame, machine, make
How to use manufacture in a sentence
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I think people should write to the manufactures of these products as a way to let them know we’re tired of these intrusive tactics.
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There’s a chance that America will be able to claw back some of its lost credibility with India through the rapid and mass-scale supply of critical medical equipment, unused vaccines and ingredients for the manufacture of fresh shots.
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With the massive advances in the technology of vaccine development we’ve witnessed recently, manufactures are already formulating new jabs—a booster to enhance immunity and protect against any nasty variants.
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The form of cooperation that’s never been done before is having a company that did not invent the vaccine provide its factories so that they can scale up that manufacture.
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While polio had been the cause of multiple 20th century epidemics, Salk’s development process — just six years from lab discoveries to mass manufacture — was among the fastest in history.
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He finally realized that if he ever wanted to see his game in production, he would have to manufacture it himself.
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Why would a system, on so many levels, manufacture hopes and ambitions designed for disappointment?
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Red Band Society is content to just manufacture those emotions from the start.
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The concept is that the use of human embryonic cells in the manufacture of vaccines is the smoking gun—a major cause of autism.
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The only way to manufacture ice cream in this shop is daily, by hand, in small batches.
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But, he finally secured the address of a company who would manufacture a book to exceed 300 pages for fifty cents per book.
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Among the Assinaboin Indians a material is used in pipe manufacture altogether peculiar to them.
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The Winnebagos also manufacture pipes of the same form, but of a smaller size, in lead, with considerable skill.
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The facility of manufacture and cheapness of those engines caused them to be much used in the mines, and also elsewhere.
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Cherry-tree stems, under the name of agriots, constitute a specialty of Austrian manufacture.
British Dictionary definitions for manufacture
verb
to process or make (a product) from a raw material, esp as a large-scale operation using machinery
(tr) to invent or concoctto manufacture an excuse
noun
the production of goods, esp by industrial processes
a manufactured product
the creation or production of anything
Derived forms of manufacture
manufacturable, adjectivemanufacturing, noun, adjective
Word Origin for manufacture
C16: from obsolete manufact hand-made, from Late Latin manūfactus, from Latin manus hand + facere to make
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My organs are too powerful… I manufacture blood and fat too rapidly.
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MANUFACTURE
From obsolete manufact hand-made, from Late Latin manūfactus, from Latin manus hand + facere to make.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF MANUFACTURE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MANUFACTURE
Manufacture is a verb and can also act as 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.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb manufacture in English.
WHAT DOES MANUFACTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labor and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Such finished goods may be used for manufacturing other, more complex products, such as aircraft, household appliances or automobiles, or sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who then sell them to end users – the «consumers». Manufacturing takes turns under all types of economic systems. In a free market economy, manufacturing is usually directed toward the mass production of products for sale to consumers at a profit. In a collectivist economy, manufacturing is more frequently directed by the state to supply a centrally planned economy. In mixed market economies, manufacturing occurs under some degree of government regulation. Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes required for the production and integration of a product’s components.
Definition of manufacture in the English dictionary
The first definition of manufacture in the dictionary is to process or make from a raw material, esp as a large-scale operation using machinery. Other definition of manufacture is to invent or concoct. Manufacture is also the production of goods, esp by industrial processes.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MANUFACTURE
PRESENT
Present
I manufacture
you manufacture
he/she/it manufactures
we manufacture
you manufacture
they manufacture
Present continuous
I am manufacturing
you are manufacturing
he/she/it is manufacturing
we are manufacturing
you are manufacturing
they are manufacturing
Present perfect
I have manufactured
you have manufactured
he/she/it has manufactured
we have manufactured
you have manufactured
they have manufactured
Present perfect continuous
I have been manufacturing
you have been manufacturing
he/she/it has been manufacturing
we have been manufacturing
you have been manufacturing
they have been manufacturing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I manufactured
you manufactured
he/she/it manufactured
we manufactured
you manufactured
they manufactured
Past continuous
I was manufacturing
you were manufacturing
he/she/it was manufacturing
we were manufacturing
you were manufacturing
they were manufacturing
Past perfect
I had manufactured
you had manufactured
he/she/it had manufactured
we had manufactured
you had manufactured
they had manufactured
Past perfect continuous
I had been manufacturing
you had been manufacturing
he/she/it had been manufacturing
we had been manufacturing
you had been manufacturing
they had been manufacturing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will manufacture
you will manufacture
he/she/it will manufacture
we will manufacture
you will manufacture
they will manufacture
Future continuous
I will be manufacturing
you will be manufacturing
he/she/it will be manufacturing
we will be manufacturing
you will be manufacturing
they will be manufacturing
Future perfect
I will have manufactured
you will have manufactured
he/she/it will have manufactured
we will have manufactured
you will have manufactured
they will have manufactured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been manufacturing
you will have been manufacturing
he/she/it will have been manufacturing
we will have been manufacturing
you will have been manufacturing
they will have been manufacturing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would manufacture
you would manufacture
he/she/it would manufacture
we would manufacture
you would manufacture
they would manufacture
Conditional continuous
I would be manufacturing
you would be manufacturing
he/she/it would be manufacturing
we would be manufacturing
you would be manufacturing
they would be manufacturing
Conditional perfect
I would have manufacture
you would have manufacture
he/she/it would have manufacture
we would have manufacture
you would have manufacture
they would have manufacture
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been manufacturing
you would have been manufacturing
he/she/it would have been manufacturing
we would have been manufacturing
you would have been manufacturing
they would have been manufacturing
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you manufacture
we let´s manufacture
you manufacture
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to manufacture
Past participle
manufactured
Present Participle
manufacturing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MANUFACTURE
Synonyms and antonyms of manufacture in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «MANUFACTURE»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «manufacture» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «manufacture» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF MANUFACTURE
Find out the translation of manufacture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of manufacture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «manufacture» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
制造
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
fabricar
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
निर्माण
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
يَصْنَعُ
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
производить
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
fabricar
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
উত্পাদন
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
fabriquer
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Pembuatan
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
fertigen
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
製造する
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
제조하다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Pabrik
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
chế tạo
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
உற்பத்தி
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
उत्पादन
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
üretim
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
produrre
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
wyprodukować
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
виробляти
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
a confecționa
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
κατασκευάζω
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
vervaardiging
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
tillverka
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
framstille
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of manufacture
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MANUFACTURE»
The term «manufacture» is very widely used and occupies the 7.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MANUFACTURE» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about manufacture
10 QUOTES WITH «MANUFACTURE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word manufacture.
It’s real easy to manufacture what you think the people want to hear. But that’s not very honest.
My organs are too powerful… I manufacture blood and fat too rapidly.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.
We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases, or at least to alter the aspects of facts to such an extent that they might fairly be viewed as new.
Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt.
I want to manufacture a feud.
Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity.
Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we manufacture out of each other.
For the better part of my life, I was always trying to manufacture somehow what I would consider ‘living.’ Because I grew up sort of upper-middle class and I didn’t relate so much to that as a life, and I wanted to really find ‘living.’
The ecological impact of book manufacture and traditional book marketing — I think that should really be considered. We have this industry in which we cut down trees to make the paper that we then use enormous amounts of electricity to turn into books that weigh a great deal and are then shipped enormous distances to point-of-sale retail.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANUFACTURE»
Discover the use of manufacture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to manufacture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Industrial Chocolate Manufacture and Use
Since the third edition of this standard work in 1999, there has been a significant increase in the amount of chocolate manufactured worldwide.
2
The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the …
In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the Inquisition and institutional psychiatry.
Thomas Stephen Szasz, 1997
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Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Third Edition
In addition to the expected updating of data in all chapters, this third edition has been revised to provide a top-notch textbook for university-level courses in product design and manufacturing design.
Geoffrey Boothroyd, Peter Dewhurst, Winston A. Knight, 2010
4
Concepts of Syngas Manufacture
This book provides a general overview of syngas technologies as well as an in-depth analysis of the steam reforming process.
Jens Rostrup-Nielsen, Lars J. Christiansen, 2011
5
Design and Manufacture of Composite Structures
A practical book which will be of value to those in the automotive, chemical, aerospace and offshore industries.
6
Catalyst Manufacture, Second Edition,
This work provides a practical, step-by-step guide to the preparation, production and operation of all commercially used catalysts, taking into account general safety considerations and up-to-date regulations from the Occupational Health …
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Sugar Confectionery Manufacture
Following the great success of the first edition, this thoroughly revised and updated volume continues to provide a highly practical and comprehensive review of the sugar confectionery manufacturing industry.
8
Carr and Latham’s Technology of Clothing Manufacture
The Fourth Edition has been updated throughout to reflect advances in technology and a new chapter is now devoted to colour management and colour technology (including a colour section for the first time).
9
Quality in the Manufacture of Medicines and Other Healthcare …
This overview of quality assurance in pharmaceutical production describes the principles and practice, and discusses specific quality issues, providing a guide to both national and internatinal regulatory requirements.
10
Oleochemical Manufacture and Applications
The book is an invaluable reference for chemists and technologists working on the production and use of oleochemicals, analytical chemists, quality assurance personnel, and lipid chemists in academic research laboratories.
F. D. Gunstone, Richard John Hamilton, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANUFACTURE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term manufacture is used in the context of the following news items.
Biotech Company To Manufacture Ebola Treatment In Baltimore …
The first case of the Ebola virus has been diagnosed in the United States. (Photo by Center for Disease Control via Getty Images) … «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Molybdenum Disulfide Holds Promise as Material for LED Manufacture
Their research is likely to pave the way for the use of a new range of materials in the manufacture of LEDs. Xiangfeng Duan. Credit: CNSI. «Azom.com, Jul 15»
How To Manufacture A Musician That Never Actually Existed
As some readers may remember, last year, Tone Deaf recounted the tale of Vulfpeck, a then-little known Swedish indie group who decided they … «Tone Deaf, Jul 15»
Phosphorene Holds Promise for Solar Cell and LED Manufacture
Phosphorene Holds Promise for Solar Cell and LED Manufacture. Published on July 21, 2015 at 10:58 AM. By Stuart Milne. Dr Yuerui Lu (left), Jiajie Pei (Front) … «Azom.com, Jul 15»
Huawei clears security to manufacture smartphones in India …
Chinese telecom and networking giant Huawei Technologies has cleared security to manufacture telecom equipment in India, 19 months after … «MediaNama.com, Jul 15»
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards: five days to go
There are just five days to go to submit your free entry in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) before the extended deadline of … «FoodManufacture.co.uk, Jul 15»
Cook Islands to ban manufacture of tobacco with law changes
The cabinet has approved changes to the country’s Tobacco Products Control Act which would ban the manufacture of tobacco products in the … «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
Food manufacturing Oscars: deadline extended
… food and drink manufacturing, the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards … to win the big one: the Food Manufacture Company of the Year. «FoodManufacture.co.uk, Jul 15»
FoxConn closes in on deal to manufacture Microsoft phones in India
Now, The Times of India is reporting that Microsoft is close to reaching a deal with Foxconn to manufacture phones in India. The report, spotted … «WinBeta, Jul 15»
FoxConn close to deal to manufacture Microsoft phones in India
Now, The Times of India is reporting that Microsoft is close to reaching a deal with Foxconn to manufacture phones in India. The report, spotted … «WinBeta, Jul 15»
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5S
This one, rather than an acronym or term, is a theory. It applies to workplace organization and uses a list of five Japanese words to organize the theory – seiri (sort), seiton (set in order), seiso (shine), seiketsu (standardize), and shitsuke (sustain). Basically, by creating an efficient organization system where everything has a place, it will subsequently create an efficient working environment. Additionally, 5s builds a culture of standardization for how a company, a division, or even a process should operate.
Assembly Line
Most industrial processes include some sort of assembly line. According to Wikipedia, “An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts (usually interchangeable parts) are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced. By mechanically moving the parts to the assembly work and moving the semi-finished assembly from work station to work station, a finished product can be assembled faster and with less labor than by having workers carry parts to a stationary piece for assembly.”
Availability %
This is the actual time a machine is available to produce a product and is given as a percentage of total planned production time. A manufacturing analytics platform can determine the availability of a machine by collecting and calculating downtime using alarms and signals from controls on the equipment and input from operators.
Bill of Materials
In manufacturing, a bill of materials (BOM) is all of the materials and parts needed to complete a particular product.
Cell
The term cell is used in the larger concept of cellular manufacturing which is when equipment is arranged in small increments, or a cell, to promote continuous flow production. Most often in a u-shape, the cell is designed to facilitate shorter production times and increased efficiencies between each step.
CMM – Coordinate-measuring Machine
This ensures measurements are correct on a product. If you’re making something out of metal and it has a really tight tolerance, for example if it needs to be perfectly flat, the CMM checks to make sure the measurements are in line with the standard.
Cycle Time
No acronym here, but cycle time is a very common phrase used in the manufacturing sector. It is an essential manufacturing key performance indicator for a number of systems and other calculations. For example, it is used by ERP and MES systems for scheduling, purchasing, and production cost, but is also a key component of calculating OEE. Check out the Cycle Time Formula resource for a deeper dive.
Downtime
This is the amount of time a plant or particular cell, line, or machine is down, or off-line, and not producing any product.
Finished Goods
In a manufacturing environment, finished goods are the products that have completed all stages of production are now ready to be distributed to customers. Accurately calculating and reporting finished goods inventory helps manufacturers prevent waste by producing too much, calculate profitability once finished goods have been sold or distributed, and improve the production process.
HMI – Human-Machine Interface
This one is somewhat self-explanatory, but it’s the user interface that connects a human user to a machine. For example, the Mingo platform has an HMI component with the operator interface we provide to machine operators to input data during the manufacturing process.
IoT – Internet of Things
A hot buzzword in all types of industries, this term relates to a system of interrelated smart devices. In terms of the manufacturing sector, the internet of things applies to remote monitoring and operations, predictive maintenance and smart asset management, and autonomous manufacturing. Interested in learning more? Check out a post we wrote about the usefulness of IoT in manufacturing.
And, if fact there’s so many definitions of IoT, we’ve compiled a list of how top technology companies and publications define the term, thanks to A Non-Geek’s A-to-Z Guide to the Internet of Things.
- The IoT links objects to the Internet, enabling data and insights never available before. (Cisco)
- The network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment. (Gartner)
- A global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies. (IoT-GSI)
- IoT describes a world where just about anything can be connected and communicate in an intelligent fashion. In other words, with the Internet of Things, the physical world is becoming one big information system. (Techopedia)
- It’s a concept of everyday objects – from industrial machines to wearable devices – using built-in sensors to gather data and take action on that data across a network. (SAS Institute)
II0T – Industrial Internet of Things
You guessed it, this applies to specifically the industrial sector. As technologies become smarter, manufacturers are figuring out how to apply those technologies to their businesses to create a smart factory. Simply put, IIoT combines machinery with analytics with the people running those factories. Think of it as the pieces of a puzzle all fitting together to create one bigger picture.
Make to Assemble (MTA)
There are a couple of different types of manufacturing production processes. A make to assemble (MTA) strategy focuses on having readily made parts available but does not start making the finished product until an order has been placed. This allows for some customization, but not full customization like the make-to-order stategy.
Make to Order (MTO)
In manufacturing, this is a process where a product is only made after an order has been placed by a customer. Typically, these are highly customized and personalized products made to fit a customer’s specifications. Think about a custom piece of furniture or even a custom car – these are both examples of a made-to-order (MTO) product.
Make to Stock (MTS)
This is a traditional strategy followed by many manufacturers. Make to stock (MTS) creates inventory in anticipation of customer demand. This strategy does require an accurate forecast which is not always easy to do. If the forecast is wrong, manufacturers can be left with too much inventory or too little.
MTBF – Mean Time Between Failures
This is the expected time between inherent failures of a machine or machinery. It is calculated by averaging the time between those failures. However, the definition of failure is completely dependent on each company as a failure may be defined differently from one company to the next. If you have recently switched jobs, the methodology for calculating failure will remain the same, but the factors of determining a failure may differ.
MTTR – Mean Time to Repair
MTTR and MTBF go hand-in-hand because while MTBF calculates the average time between failures, MTTR calculates the average time it takes to repair that failure. Again, this calculation varies from one company to the next.
OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness
The most well-known metric in the manufacturing industry evaluates availability, performance, and quality to determine machine effectiveness. Using a formula developed by the automotive manufacturer Toyota, OEE is calculated by multiplying all of those factors together to get one single metric. Learn more about the OEE and the part it plays for manufacturers and the production of goods.
OPC – Open Platform Communications
A series of standards that apply to industrial telecommunication, OPC specifies “communication of real-time plant data between control devices from different manufacturers”, according to Wikipedia.
OT – Operational Technology
Used by hands on the factory floor, OT is the software tasked with changing machine processes in a plant or factory. For example, the software can control the use of valves or pumps.
Pareto
Created by world-renowned Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, the Pareto principle states that 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. In manufacturing, the principle can be applied to analyzing downtime. Generally speaking, 20% of causes affect 80% of downtime. Using data science, manufacturers can determine the top issues affecting performance. This data can be displayed in a Pareto Chart in real-time with Mingo.
Performance %
Often also referred to as throughput, performance measures the actual cycle time versus the ideal cycle time. Performance of a machine, cell, or line indicates the ability to meet the schedule or deliver to customers on time. Manufacturing analytics software can calculate performance by collecting part or product counts from the machines and compare them against the ideal cycle time in the system.
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
Basically, this is a computer that has been modified or programmed, to be used for the manufacturing process. The controllers can specifically automate processes of production, machine function, or even an entire line.
Poka-Yoke
A Japanese term meaning “mistake-proofing”, Poka-Yoke pertains to any process in Lean manufacturing that helps avoid mistakes. Its sole purpose is to eliminate human error by correcting or preventing defects in products.
Quality %
This refers to the quality of the products currently being produced by a machine. Manufacturers rely on a set of metrics to determine the quality of a product. With manufacturing analytics, it’s possible to calculate the Quality of a part by collecting part count and reject reason codes then augment this information with input from human operators.
SPC – Statistical Process Control
Using, you guessed it, statistics, SPC helps to monitor and control processes. Using that data, solutions for any potential production issues can be determined.
Takt Time
This is the average time between the start of production of one machine and the start of the production of another machine. There is a specific formula used to calculate takt time which we will discuss in-depth in another post.
Time Study
A time study analyzes every step of the manufacturing process to determine on average how long each step takes.
TPM – Total Productive Maintenance
Simply put, TPM is designed to increase the efficiency of the equipment. It is geared towards preventive maintenance on machinery and is often spearheaded by the machine operators themselves.
Utilization
Often used in conjunction with capacity, the term “capacity utilization” is a percentage or KPI that shows the amount of total capacity that is being used at a particular time.
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949 synonyms found
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[ mˌanjuːfˈakt͡ʃə], [ mˌanjuːfˈaktʃə], [ m_ˌa_n_j_uː_f_ˈa_k_tʃ_ə]
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- wares,
- consumer goods,
- product,
- goods,
- bundle,
- assembling,
- Forming,
- offering,
- acquisition,
- loss leader,
- merchandise,
- come-on.
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- mold,
- assemble,
- grind out,
- issue.
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- lie,
- bend the truth.
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•
- culture medium,
- cell wall,
- cell membrane,
- cell,
- cellular,
- culture,
- cytology,
- chloroplast.
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- means of production.
• act (noun)
- industry,
- fabrication,
- manufacture.
• assembly (noun)
- fitting togethers,
- connectings,
- joinings,
- piecing togethers,
- setting ups,
- modelings,
- weldings.
• construction (noun)
- pre fabrication,
- out-lines,
- out line,
- fabricatings,
- pre fabrications,
- dis-positions,
- out-line,
- erectings,
- pre-fabrication,
- out lines,
- rearings,
- dis positions,
- pre-fabrications,
- dis position,
- prefabrications,
- dis-position,
- putting ups.
• end product (noun)
- final product,
- final result,
- finished product.
• formation (noun)
- de-posits,
- de posit,
- de posits,
- de-posit.
• invent (noun)
- invent.
• manufacturing (noun)
- massproductions,
- toolings,
- mass-productions,
- massproduction,
- assemblings,
- composings.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- mass-production,
- shapings,
- end product,
- evolution,
- prefabrication,
- forgings,
- erections,
- formation,
- construction,
- fitting together,
- roadwork,
- formings,
- molding,
- figuration,
- crystallization,
- roadworks,
- Crystallizations,
- assembly,
- raisings,
- erection,
- tooling,
- preparation,
- finishings,
- production,
- piecing together,
- output,
- fabrics,
- castings,
- shaping.
• preparation (noun)
- putting in order,
- tryout,
- substructures,
- substructure,
- build-up,
- lead time,
- making ready,
- getting ready,
- schoolwork,
- gestation,
- incubation,
- homework,
- incubations,
- homeworks,
- build-ups.
• product (noun)
- synthetics,
- artifact,
- byproduct,
- After-math,
- Artifacts,
- decoction,
- decoctions.
• production (noun)
- making,
- creation,
- execution,
- generation,
- building,
- development.
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v.
• assemble (verb)
- pieces together.
• build (verb)
- re-constructing,
- pre-fabricated,
- superstructed,
- knocks together,
- prefabricates,
- pre fabricate,
- jerry builds,
- jerrybuilding,
- knocked together,
- re constructs,
- pre-fabricates,
- pre-fabricate,
- re constructed,
- throwing together,
- jerry build,
- throws together,
- re-construct,
- knocking together,
- re construct,
- re constructing,
- pre fabricated,
- fits together,
- jerry built,
- jerrybuilds,
- prefabricating,
- pre-fabricating,
- jerry-builds,
- superstructing,
- superstructs,
- threw together,
- pre fabricating,
- jerrybuilt,
- re-constructs,
- jerry-building,
- pre fabricates,
- re-constructed.
• build, produce (verb)
- tool,
- complete,
- make up,
- cobble,
- machine,
- create,
- shape,
- mill,
- compose,
- accomplish,
- cast,
- carve,
- execute,
- fabricate,
- mass-produce.
• coin (verb)
- make up off top head,
- made up off top of one head,
- make off the top one’s head,
- thinking up,
- thinks up,
- making up the top of head,
- make up top one head,
- heads trip,
- making off top of one head,
- made off the top one head,
- make off top of one’s head,
- makes off the top head,
- making up off top of ones head,
- makes up off the top one’s head,
- makes off top one head,
- makes off top of one’s head,
- made the top one’s head,
- make top of one’s head,
- makes up off top one’s head,
- made the top of one’s head,
- made up off top ones head,
- made top one’s head,
- made up the top one head,
- made up off the top one head,
- makes up off top of head,
- made off top ones head,
- make the top one head,
- making up the top of ones head,
- made up off the top one’s head,
- make the top of one’s head,
- makes top ones head,
- making off top one’s head,
- makes off top of one head,
- making the top of ones head,
- made off top one’s head,
- make up off the top one head,
- makes the top of head,
- make up the top of one’s head,
- making off the top of one head,
- make up off the top one’s head,
- make off top of head,
- making up top of head,
- making the top one head,
- made up top of head,
- make up top of head,
- makes the top of one’s head,
- makes up top one head,
- making up off the top head,
- heading trip,
- make up the top of one head,
- making top one head,
- makes up off the top of one head,
- make up off top ones head,
- make up top of ones head,
- made up top one’s head,
- making up off the top one head,
- make up off the top of one head,
- making the top of head,
- making off the top one head,
- make up the top head,
- make up off top one head,
- made up off the top of one’s head,
- makes up off top one head,
- makes up the top ones head,
- making the top of one’s head,
- makes up off the top ones head,
- make top one head,
- made off the top of one’s head,
- making up off the top of one head,
- making up the top ones head,
- made up off top head,
- makes up off the top of ones head,
- make top of one head,
- made up off top of head,
- made top of ones head,
- made off the top head,
- makes up the top of ones head,
- make up top of one head,
- made the top ones head,
- making top ones head,
- make up the top one’s head,
- headed trip,
- trumps up,
- makes off the top one’s head,
- makes up off top of one head,
- made top of one’s head,
- make up off the top ones head,
- makes up top of head,
- makes top one’s head,
- made up top of one’s head,
- makes up off the top of head,
- makes top of head,
- make up top of one’s head,
- making off the top head,
- make off the top of one’s head,
- made up off the top of ones head,
- made the top one head,
- making the top head,
- make up off the top of ones head,
- makes up off top of ones head,
- made up off top one head,
- made top of one head,
- making up off the top of ones head,
- made off top of one head,
- makes top one head,
- makes the top one head,
- making top one’s head,
- making up off top head,
- make up top ones head,
- makes the top head,
- makes up the top one’s head,
- made up off top one’s head,
- making up off top one’s head,
- makes off top head,
- made up off the top of head,
- makes up top of one head,
- makes top head,
- makes up the top head,
- make up the top ones head,
- make top of head,
- making top of one head,
- made the top of one head,
- make up off the top head,
- making up off top of one’s head,
- making up off the top ones head,
- making off the top ones head,
- make off top of one head,
- making the top ones head,
- makes up top of ones head,
- makes top of one’s head,
- make the top of one head,
- making up off the top of one’s head,
- makes up the top one head,
- made off the top ones head,
- make up off top of head,
- makes off the top of head,
- made up off the top of one head,
- making up the top of one’s head,
- making up the top one head,
- makes up top of one’s head,
- making up top of ones head,
- making off the top of one’s head,
- make up top head,
- making up off top of one head,
- making up off top ones head,
- make up off top of ones head,
- make top one’s head,
- makes off the top of one’s head,
- making top of one’s head,
- spitballed,
- makes up the top of one’s head,
- makes off the top one head,
- make up off the top of head,
- making up off the top of head,
- makes off top of ones head,
- making the top one’s head,
- spitballing,
- making up off top of head,
- made up top of ones head,
- makes top of ones head,
- makes up top head,
- made off top head,
- makes up off the top head,
- makes up off the top one head,
- making up top head,
- makes up top ones head,
- make off the top of ones head,
- make up top one’s head,
- made off top of ones head,
- making up top of one’s head,
- making up top of one head,
- make off top of ones head,
- made top head,
- making up top ones head,
- making off top one head,
- makes up the top of one head,
- makes up off the top of one’s head,
- make off the top one head,
- made top ones head,
- making up top one’s head,
- make top ones head,
- made up the top one’s head,
- making up off top one head,
- made top of head,
- make the top head,
- makes the top ones head,
- makes off top of head,
- makes off top one’s head,
- making up the top head,
- makes the top one’s head,
- make top of ones head,
- made off the top one’s head,
- make the top one’s head,
- make off top ones head,
- made top one head,
- make off the top head,
- making off top of head,
- makes top of one head,
- making top head,
- making up top one head,
- making top of ones head,
- make up off top of one head,
- makes up the top of head,
- make up off top one’s head,
- make up the top of head,
- made up top ones head,
- makes up off top head,
- makes off the top of ones head,
- trumping up,
- make top head,
- made up the top ones head,
- make the top ones head,
- making up off the top one’s head,
- makes the top of ones head,
- made off top of one’s head,
- make off the top ones head,
- made up off top of one’s head,
- made up the top of ones head,
- made off the top of head,
- made up off top of ones head,
- making up the top of one head,
- made up off the top ones head,
- make off top head,
- make up the top one head,
- made up top one head,
- makes up top one’s head,
- made the top of ones head,
- makes off the top of one head,
- make off the top of one head,
- makes the top of one head,
- making off top of ones head,
- made up the top of one head,
- made the top head,
- making off top of one’s head,
- makes off the top ones head,
- makes off top ones head,
- make off top one head,
- made up the top head,
- made up top of one head,
- made up off the top head,
- makes up off top of one’s head,
- make the top of head,
- make the top of ones head,
- making off the top one’s head,
- making the top of one head,
- make up the top of ones head,
- made the top of head,
- made up the top of one’s head,
- made up the top of head,
- made off top of head,
- making top of head,
- made off the top of one head,
- made off the top of ones head,
- making off the top of ones head,
- made off top one head,
- making off top head,
- making off the top of head,
- making up the top one’s head,
- making off top ones head,
- makes up off top ones head,
- made up top head,
- make off the top of head,
- make off top one’s head.
• concoct, invent (verb)
- cook up,
- devise.
• construct (verb)
- pre fab,
- in venting,
- fudging together,
- fudged together,
- de-sign,
- prefabbed,
- de-signs,
- de sign,
- in-vents,
- hokes up,
- fudges together,
- in vents,
- hoked up,
- de signing,
- cobbling up,
- in-vent,
- prefabbing,
- de-signed,
- hoking up,
- de-signing,
- cobbles up,
- de signs,
- in-venting,
- cobbled up,
- de signed,
- in vent,
- in-vented,
- in vented.
• contrive (verb)
- de-vising,
- de vised,
- de-vise,
- de-vised,
- de vise,
- de vising.
• draft (verb)
- skeletoned,
- out lined,
- skeletoning,
- de-lineated,
- pre pared,
- out-lined,
- pre-pared,
- pre-pare,
- out lining,
- de lineate,
- de-lineate,
- de lineated,
- out-lining,
- pre pare,
- pre pares.
• erect (verb)
- running up,
- ran up,
- stands up.
• make (verb)
- whipping out,
- whipped out,
- be-gotten,
- co oked,
- dashing off,
- whipt out,
- pro-created,
- co-oked,
- be gotten,
- tore off,
- pro-creates,
- torn off,
- co-oking,
- co oking,
- be-getting,
- pro creating,
- pro created,
- be getting,
- pro-create,
- pro-creating,
- pro create,
- gat ready,
- tears off,
- gets ready,
- whips out,
- dashes off,
- pro creates,
- tare off,
- gotten ready.
• produce (verb)
- originate,
- develop,
- generate,
- mother,
- cultivate,
- father.
• synthesize (verb)
- in-corporates,
- symphonizes,
- in corporates,
- in-corporate,
- Symphonized,
- in corporate.
• turn out (verb)
- pro cessed,
- pro cess,
- out-fits,
- out-fit,
- pro cessing,
- out fitted,
- out-fitting,
- out fitting,
- pro-cess,
- out-fitted,
- rigs out,
- out fit,
- pro-cessed,
- fits out,
- pro-cesses,
- out fits,
- rigging out.
• upraise (verb)
- up-raising,
- up raising,
- up raised,
- up raise,
- up-raise,
- up-raises,
- up raises,
- up-raised.
• uprear (verb)
- up-rears,
- up rears,
- up rearing,
- up rear,
- up-rear,
- up-rearing,
- up reared,
- up-reared.
• weave (verb)
- moving out,
- inter twines,
- inter-mingled,
- interfolding,
- twists and turn,
- criss-crossed,
- inter-linking,
- inter-twines,
- complects,
- criss cross,
- inter laced,
- inter folded,
- moved and out,
- criss-crossing,
- inter-laced,
- inter lace,
- interfolds,
- inter linking,
- inter-folds,
- twist turn,
- twists turn,
- intro duce,
- inter-laces,
- whips through,
- moving and out,
- criss-crosses,
- inter link,
- intro duces,
- criss crossed,
- inter twining,
- intro-duce,
- inter-links,
- twisted turn,
- criss crossing,
- inter-mingle,
- moves in and out,
- whipt through,
- moves and out,
- inter-mingling,
- inter laces,
- inter-twine,
- criss crosses,
- inter folding,
- inter folds,
- moved in and out,
- inter-lace,
- inter-folded,
- move and out,
- twisting and turn,
- whipped through,
- inter lacing,
- whipping through,
- inter-folding,
- inter fold,
- inter-link,
- moves in out,
- move in out,
- inter-mingles,
- moving in and out,
- inter mingle,
- inter-twining,
- complecting,
- inter-linked,
- twisting turn,
- inter-lacing,
- moved in out,
- inter linked,
- moves out,
- twisted and turn,
- inter links,
- moving in out,
- intro-duces,
- inter-fold,
- inter twine,
- inter mingling.
• work (verb)
- re porting,
- doest a job,
- earn living,
- hast a job,
- dost a job,
- pegged away,
- art gainfully employed,
- wast gainfully employed,
- wert gainfully employed,
- hold job,
- has job,
- plugs away,
- punch clock,
- did a job,
- earns a living,
- holding a job,
- doest business,
- hath a job,
- held a job,
- hast job,
- having job,
- is gainfully employed,
- doest job,
- earned living,
- plugged away,
- punched a clock,
- punches clock,
- re-ported,
- holds job,
- nine to five it,
- was gainfully employed,
- applied oneself,
- hath job,
- punches a clock,
- doing a job,
- had job,
- didst job,
- holds a job,
- were gainfully employed,
- earning living,
- dost business,
- pegging away,
- had a job,
- earns living,
- held job,
- earning a living,
- earned a living,
- does business,
- re ported,
- re-porting,
- are gainfully employed,
- didst business,
- pegs away,
- did job,
- does a job,
- punching a clock,
- doth business,
- dost job,
- doeth a job,
- doing job,
- applies oneself,
- hadst a job,
- doeth job,
- doth job,
- doth a job,
- have job,
- doeth business,
- being gainfully employed,
- hadst job,
- punching clock,
- does job,
- having a job,
- do job,
- haddest job,
- applying oneself,
- didst a job,
- haddest a job,
- has a job,
- punched clock,
- holding job.
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Other synonyms:
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- bash out,
- hoodwink,
- delude,
- overproduction,
- rerelease,
- pass off,
- mass production,
- Manufacturing,
- pump out,
- crank out,
- roll out,
- pawn off as,
- defame,
- misinform,
- Misreport,
- Misspeak,
- churn out,
- rush out,
- overproduce,
- productivity,
- misrepresent,
- mislead,
- Heavy Industry.
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- peddle,
- bang out,
- bring out,
- stamp out,
- fib,
- embroider,
- libel.
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•
- deceive,
- bluff,
- run off.
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•
- turn in,
- jive,
- whitewash.
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•
- fool.
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•
- knock out,
- get out,
- process,
- trick.
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•
- pad,
- release.
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- press.
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- put on.
• coin
- make up off the top of one’s head,
- make up off top of one’s head,
- formulated,
- think up,
- spark,
- makes up,
- spitballs,
- trump up,
- spitball,
- thought up,
- originates.
• craftsmanship
- workmanship.
• form
- structured,
- structuring.
• Other relevant words:
- crochet,
- complect,
- tearing off,
- run up,
- reticulated,
- modelling,
- Shingled,
- fudge together,
- upraise,
- Snaked,
- forge,
- prefab,
- Spawned,
- draft,
- give rise to,
- inter-twined,
- Wreathen,
- hatch,
- Snaking,
- jerry-build,
- lath,
- build,
- moved out,
- tear off,
- dashed off,
- symphonize,
- parented,
- piece together,
- reticulating,
- move in and out,
- prefabs,
- Superstruct,
- fashion,
- rig out,
- form,
- parenting,
- encases,
- work,
- Interfolded,
- roughed,
- weave,
- runs up,
- construct,
- interfold,
- Uprear,
- reticulate,
- throw together,
- matted,
- envisions,
- encasing,
- shingling,
- knock together,
- interlink,
- erect,
- interlinking,
- Schemed,
- led to,
- dash off,
- Zigzagging,
- roughing,
- fit together,
- make,
- Wreathing,
- giving rise to,
- framing,
- prefabricate,
- come with,
- whip through,
- Complected,
- cuing,
- lead to,
- get ready,
- got ready,
- paneling,
- set up,
- Symphonizing,
- Instituting,
- Panelled,
- twist and turn,
- interlinks,
- roughs,
- sets up,
- Criss-cross,
- fitted together,
- Lathing,
- turn out,
- hammer out,
- Evolved,
- jerrybuild,
- crisscrosses,
- move out,
- crochets,
- wreathes,
- put up,
- jerry building,
- CUED,
- panelling,
- carpentered,
- crisscrossed,
- produce,
- put together,
- Laths,
- frame,
- leads to,
- shingle,
- paneled,
- crisscrossing,
- shingles,
- zigzags,
- Zigzagged,
- interlinked,
- whip out,
- pre-fab,
- standing up,
- hoke up,
- stood up,
- rigged out,
- fitting out,
- stand up,
- fit out,
- prefabricated,
- pieced together,
- Carpentering,
- reticulates,
- Crocheted,
- Lathed,
- contrive,
- crocheting,
- encase,
- gives rise to,
- wreathed,
- wreathe,
- turned out,
- synthesize,
- cobble up,
- leading to,
- coin.
• produce
- giving forth,
- produces,
- show fruit,
- giving birth,
- flowered,
- bringing forth,
- give forth,
- give birth,
- bring forth,
- authored.
• work
- nine-to-five it,
- hold a job,
- freelancing,
- punch a clock,
- moonlighting,
- peg away,
- moonlighted,
- be gainfully employed,
- earn a living,
- freelances,
- did business,
- plugging away,
- apply oneself,
- freelanced,
- have a job,
- doing business,
- Moiling,
- do a job,
- do business,
- plug away.
How to use «Manufacture» in context?
Manufacturing is the process of producing goods from raw materials. Large-scale manufacturing centers are typically located in industrialized countries, where economies of scale make production of many different types of goods more efficient. In small businesses and craftsmanship, manufacturing often refers to the process of creating a product from a single piece of raw material.
Paraphrases for Manufacture:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
manufactured.
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Proper noun, singular
fabrication, manufactured, Manufacturing.
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Noun, singular or mass
fabrication, Manufacturing.
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Adverb
manufactures.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
creation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
industrialization, manufacturer, manufacturers.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
making, production, Producing.
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Noun, singular or mass
fabricator, garment, industrialization, maker, making, transformation, Producing, weapons, CIAT.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
causing, making, Fomenting, Producing.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
are.
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Verb, base form
fabricate, forge, Producing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
manufacturer, production.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Manufacture:
- movie actor, mobster, movie star, manufacturer, manufactory.
Hypernym for Manufacture:
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n.
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act
shaping, production, industrialisation, industrial enterprise, formation, cottage industry, prefabrication, newspeak, industrialization.
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act
Hyponym for Manufacture:
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n.
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act
creating from raw materials, business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise.
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act
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v.
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creation
produce, bring forth, create, make.
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creation