English noun: manufacturing | |||
| 1. | manufacturing (act) the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | ||
| Samples | The synthesis and fabrication of single crystals. An improvement in the manufacture of explosives. Manufacturing is vital to Great Britain. | ||
| Synonyms | fabrication, manufacture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating from raw materials | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | formation, newspeak, prefabrication, shaping | ||