# manufacturing

Pronunciation: US say "man-yuh-FAK-chur-ing" /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/; UK say "man-yuu-FAK-chur-ing" /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The industrial making of goods from raw materials, usually in large quantities, or the part of the economy that does this.
   - Simple: Making goods in factories, usually in large numbers, or the industry that does this.
   - _Manufacturing converts raw materials like steel and plastic into finished cars and appliances._
   - _Modern manufacturing depends on automation to produce goods at enormous scale._

## Adjective

2. Relating to or used in the production of goods from raw materials.
   - Simple: Relating to or used in the making of goods in factories.
   - _The company opened a large manufacturing facility outside the city._
   - _Strict safety rules apply throughout the manufacturing sector._

## Verb

3. Present participle of manufacture. — present participle and gerund of manufacture
   - Simple: Present participle of manufacture. Use this form for an action in progress, often after "is" or "are".
   - _The plant is manufacturing thousands of units each day._
   - _Local firms are manufacturing components for the aerospace industry._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/manufacturing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).