Torno in english
Lathe
pronunciation: leɪð part of speech: noun
pronunciation: leɪð part of speech: noun
In gestures
tornar = transform.
Example: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.more:
» tornarse = become .
Example: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.» tornarse en = become .
Example: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.torno = windlass ; lathe ; winch ; capstan.
Example: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.Example: Also annual output could be increased by 13-28% without adding more lathes, driers or presses.Example: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Example: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.more:
» en torno a + Expresión Temporal = sometime (a)round + Expresión Temporal .
Example: When I first joined the staff at Yale, I was told that sometime around 1980 or 1970 the library collected as much as five percent of the world's publication output = Cuando empecé a trabajar en Yale, me dijeron que en torno a 1980 ó 1970 la biblioteca contaba nada más y nada menos con el cinco porciento de todo lo publicado en el mundo.» girar en torno a = circle around .
Example: The conversation on his final show circled around the supposed decline of the French language.» gravitar en torno a = centre around/on/upon .
Example: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.» máquina de torno = nipping machine .
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» prensa de torno = standing press .
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» torno de alfarero = potter's wheel .
Example: This way, the Iberians knew the potter's wheel and produced sophisticatedly adorned ceramics by themselves.» torno de control de entrada = turnstile .
Example: The continuous collection of statistics of student library use is carried out by computerized entry turnstiles which read the students' university swipecards.» torno de hilar = spinning wheel .
Example: Visitors will learn about the mill technology that freed America from the spinning wheel and handloom.