🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

金属加工

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kinzoku kakou

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Metalworking/ˈmɛt.əlˌwɜːr.kɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"金属加工は多くの産業で必要とされています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of shaping and fabricating metal into useful objects or structures.

    "Metalworking techniques have advanced significantly with the introduction of modern machinery."
  2. 2

    A craft or trade involving the manipulation of metals.

    "He learned metalworking as an apprentice and now creates intricate sculptures."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'metal' (from Middle English and Old French, ultimately from Greek 'metallon' meaning mine or metal) and 'work' (from Old English 'weorc'). The term evolved historically to encompass all industrial, artistic, and craft-based processes of shaping metals into useful tools, objects, parts, and structures.

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