additive manufacturing

noun

: 3d printing
Instead of the old approach of carving a usable part out of a large block of material, additive manufacturing builds an object up layer by layer.Larry Greenemeier

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At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) is pioneering advancements in additive manufacturing and sustainable materials. Seth Darling, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025 Both teams and the sport's organizer are using additive manufacturing for parts. Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025 Northrop Grumman used additive manufacturing for the experimental Model 437 aircraft, in partnership with Scaled Composites. Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 Expect to see a lot of additive manufacturing and robotics at work in the Arsenal from Day 1. David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for additive manufacturing

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2007, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of additive manufacturing was in 2007

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“Additive manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/additive%20manufacturing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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