| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Feed movement | Mechanical Engineering | That movement of a tool or work piece in relation to the machine frame by which successively new portions of the work piece are subjected to the effect of the main movement. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Feed movement towards the interior | Mechanical Engineering | A feed movement which is at right angles to the main movement and directed towards the interior of the work piece; e. g. the feed of a saw. The term "in-feed" is generally restricted to recessing by a turning operation. The term "down feed" applies only to feeds in a vertical direction; e. g. to the feed of a drilling machine or to the secondary feed of a planer. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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