Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manufacturing

/ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: man-u-fac-tur-ing
IPA: /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

Uncountable

noun

The industry in which such products are made.

Uncountable

adj

Used in manufacturing.

verb

present participle and gerund of manufacture

Example Sentences

"More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/
British English: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

manufacturings (plural)

Derived Forms

antimanufacturing biomanufacturing micromanufacturing nanomanufacturing nonmanufacturing

Phrases

additive manufacturing discrete manufacturing lean manufacturing process manufacturing

Synonyms

fabrication manufacture

Rhymes With

fracturing nonmanufacturing

Questions

How do you pronounce manufacturing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/.
What does manufacturing mean?: The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

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