manufacture : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: manufacture	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for manufacture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manufacture n the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" Synonym(s): industry, manufacture the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" Synonym(s): fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing v put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" Synonym(s): manufacture, fabricate, construct make up something artificial or untrue Synonym(s): fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only" create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, n. [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See {Manual}, and {Fact}.] 1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency. 2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manufacture \Man`ufac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manufactured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manufacturing}.] [Cf. F. manufacturer.] 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture* cloth, nails, glass, etc. 2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something.