Past tense of machine; shaped, cut, or finished using mechanical tools or equipment. Processed or manufactured with precision machinery.
From French 'machine' from Latin 'machina,' originally from Greek 'mēkhanē' meaning 'device' or 'contrivance.' The verb form developed during the Industrial Revolution when machine-based manufacturing became common.
The precision of machined parts revolutionized manufacturing - modern engines require tolerances measured in thousandths of an inch, something impossible to achieve by hand. The term 'machined' implies not just mechanical production but exceptional accuracy and consistency.
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