Wiktionary(1.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition: 1  dilemma(Noun) A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. 2  dilemma(Noun) (disputed) A difficult circumstance or problem.
The lathe is an ancient tool, dating at least to ancient Egypt and known to be used in Assyria and ancient Greece. The lathe was very important to the Industrial Revolution. It is known as the mother of machine tools, as it was the first machine tool that lead to the invention of other machine tools.
Confidence votes 75. A CNC lathe is a computerized Lathe, CNC is short for C omputer N umeric Control. The Lathe uses information provided by a PLC or PC, a CNC is programmed using CAD/ CAM programs like Solidworks and AutoCAD for the drawing process and MasterCAM or LazyCAM to generate tool paths and G-code. The G-Code made with the CAM software is then loaded into a Machine software Like GRBL or EMC.