поко́вка

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1.
forging, forged piece, forged blankmetalworking
На заво́де обраба́тывают стальны́е поко́вки.
At the plant they machine steel forgings.
Technical term for the workpiece obtained by forging, often before machining.
2.
(rare) forging, smithingmetalworking
Поко́вка загото́вки идёт при высо́кой температу́ре.
Forging of the blank takes place at a high temperature.
Refers to the operation itself rather than the product.

Examples

Мастер обработал поковку на станке
The master machinist processed the forging on a machine tool.
Эта поковка нужна для нового двигателя
This forging is needed for the new engine.
Завод выпускает поковки для машиностроения
The plant produces forgings for mechanical engineering.