manufactured

Everyday

1. Made in large numbers in a factory, using machines. tree →
2. Made by people, not natural (manufactured materials like plastic). tree →
3. Made up or invented to trick people (a manufactured story, manufactured evidence). tree →

In the lessons

In science and design: natural materials (wood, wool) vs manufactured materials (plastic, glass, steel). In geography and history: goods manufactured in factories. In maths: a factory manufactured 500 toys a day. Phrases: manufactured goods, manufactured in, manufactured by.

Examples

• These toys were manufactured in a factory. tree →
• Plastic is a manufactured material, not a natural one. tree →
• The factory manufactured 300 bikes each week. tree →
• Most cars are manufactured by robots and workers together. tree →
• The story about the ghost was manufactured to scare us. tree →
• Manufactured goods are sent around the world by ship. tree →
• This the old one opened, and took out an exquisite carpet, of so beautiful a design, that it certainly could have been manufactured nowhere upon the earth. tree →

Note

Past form of "manufacture" (regular). Noun: a manufacturer (the company), manufacturing (the industry). For numbers: if a factory manufactured 300 bikes each week for 4 weeks, it made 300 × 4 = 1200 bikes.