workpiece
/ˈwɜːkpiːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwɜːrkpiːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwərk-ˌpēs/ (ame, mw)
workpiece — noun
1. a single piece of material — such as metal, wood, or plastic — that a machine or
a single piece of material — such as metal, wood, or plastic — that a machine or a tool is actively cutting, drilling, shaping, or changing during a manufacturing process.
Kim clamped the steel workpiece firmly onto the milling machine table.
clamp + workpiece firmly onto [machine]
Each workpiece is carefully measured with a digital caliper before drilling begins.
measure workpiece with [instrument]
The robot arm grabbed a hot aluminum workpiece and moved it to a cooling rack.
Workers checked every wooden workpiece for cracks before sending it to the sanding station.
Before the lathe can start, the workpiece must be centered and locked in the chuck.
- work piece
the same meaning written as two words; less common in technical writing
- stock
refers to the raw material before any work has been done on it
- blank
a piece roughly cut to size but not yet fully machined into its final shape
用法筆記
Frequently modified by a material noun (steel workpiece, wooden workpiece) or a process adjective (machined workpiece, welded workpiece). The material can be metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, or composite.