noun
gear cutting machine; gear cutter
Technical term used in mechanical engineering and manufacturing.
この工場では最新の歯切り盤を使って歯車を製造している。
This factory manufactures gears using the latest gear cutting machines.
Variant spelling with 切 instead of 切り; less common but still used in technical contexts.
Compound of 歯 (ha, 'tooth') + 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 盤 (ban, 'machine'). The term directly describes a machine for cutting gear teeth.