production(MAKING)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Industry & industrial processes
additive manufacturing
biomanufacturing
carding
cleantech
compression moulding
injection moulding
inter-industry
just-in-time
light industry
machine carding
prefabricated
prefabrication
quality assurance
quality control
reindustrialization
synthetically
unindustrialized
vitrification
vulcanization
vulcanized
manufacturing | American Dictionary
manufacturing
noun[ U ]
us/ˌmæn·jəˈfæk·tʃər·ɪŋ/
the business of producing goods in factories
manufacturing | Business English
manufacturing
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/us(abbreviationmfg.)
PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS
the business of producing goods in large numbers, especially in factories:
The service sector now employs more people than manufacturing.
in manufacturingOver 1,000 jobs will be lost, most of them in manufacturing.
car/furniture/toy manufacturingmanufacturing facilities/jobs/processesSee also
CAD/CAM
computer-integrated manufacturing