infeed

1 of 2

noun

1

a

: a feed for infeeding a tool or wheel

b

: a mechanism for feeding material into a machine

bottles go into the infeed of washing machine

—Manila Times

2

: the process of infeeding

infeed

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to feed (a tool or wheel) into work (as on a lathe) in a direction normal to that of the axis about which the work revolves

Word History

Etymology

Noun

in entry 4 + feed (noun)

Transitive verb

in entry 2 + feed (verb)

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