manufacturing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
    manufacture; fabrication.
    • the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
    • an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
    • manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
  2. verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
    manufacture; fabricate; construct.
    • the company fabricates plastic chairs
    • They manufacture small toys
  3. verb make up something artificial or untrue
    fabricate; manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
  4. verb produce naturally
    manufacture.
    • this gland manufactures a specific substance only
  5. verb create or produce in a mechanical way
    manufacture.
    • This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success

WordNet


Man`u*fac"tur*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
  2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.

Webster 1913