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• contour — 1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from Fr. contour circumference, outline, from It. and M.L. contornare to go around, from L. com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + tornare to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe (see TURN (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• contour — [kän′to͞or΄] n. [Fr < It contorno < LL contornare, to go around < L com , intens. + tornare, to turn in a lathe: see TURN] 1. the outline of a figure, mass, land, etc. 2. the representation of such an outline vt. 1. to make a contour or… …   English World dictionary

• contour — 1. The outline of a part; the surface configuration. 2. In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines of a broken or otherwise misshapen tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis. [L. con (intens.), + torno, to turn (in a… …   Medical dictionary

• contour — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com + tornare to turn on a lathe more at turn Date: 1662 1. an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Ornamental turning — is a type of turning, a craft that involves cutting of a work mounted in a lathe. The work can be made of any material that is suitable for being cut in this way, such as wood, bone, ivory or metal. Plain turning is work executed on a lathe where …   Wikipedia

• Threading (manufacturing) — Threading is the process of creating a screw thread. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element.[1] There are many methods of generating threads, including subtractive methods (many kinds of thread cutting and… …   Wikipedia

• Direct metal mastering — DMM copper disc sitting on the turntable of a Neumann AM131 lathe, built in the 1930s Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) is an analogue audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two German companies, Telefunken Decca (TelDec) and Georg… …   Wikipedia

• Screw machine — A screw machine is a metalworking machine used in the high volume manufacture of turned components.In operation, a screw machine is similar to a lathe. Essentially a screw machine is an automated turret lathe.Screw machines have been replaced by… …   Wikipedia

• con|tour — «KON tur», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the outline of a figure: »The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under outline. (Cf. ↑outline) 2. the line that defines or bounds anything: »the subtle melodic …   Useful english dictionary

• Mandrel — For other uses, see Mandrel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mandrill (the primate species). Old shop made mandrel for turning hollow objects on an engine lathe …   Wikipedia

• Milling cutter — Milling cutters are cutting tools typically used in milling machines or machining centres (and occasionally in other machine tools). They remove material by their movement within the machine (e.g., a ball nose mill) or directly from the cutter s… …   Wikipedia