manufacturing
noun [U] /ˌmæn.jʊˈfæk.tʃə.rɪŋ/
/-tʃɚ-/ Definition
B2 the business of producing goods in large numbers: car manufacturing the manufacturing of military equipmentIndustry and industrial processes
(Definition of manufacturing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- deindustrialization noun
- heavy industry noun
- industrial adjective
- industrialization noun
- industrialize verb
- industrialized adjective
- industry-wide adjective, adverb
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- light industry noun
- manufacture noun
- manufacture verb (PRODUCE)
- mass-produce verb
- plastic noun (SUBSTANCE)
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- raw adjective (NOT PROCESSED)
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