What is the Latin word for lathe?

The usual Latin words for “lathe” are tornus, tornō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“lathe” in Latin

tornusA turner's wheel, lathe.; A potter's wheel.tornōto turn; to round off, make round (by turning on a lathe)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

lathe

tornus (machina tornatorum, late). To turn on a lathe, tornare; detornare (Plin., Gell.); torno facere; ex torno perficere; ad tornum fabricare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for lathe?: The usual Latin words for “lathe” are tornus, tornō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.