Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis. Wikipedia

Machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis Wikidata

A machine tool for shaping metal or wood. OmegaWiki

A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. Wiktionary

Machine tool used to shape a piece of material. Wiktionary (translation)