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1. (n.) machinery
an assemblage of machines.
2. machinery
the parts of a machine collectively.
3. machinery
a system by which action is maintained or by which some result is obtained.
Etymology: (1680–90)
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| Definition of 'Machinery' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) machinery
machines or machine systems collectively
2. (noun) machinery
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
"the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"
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1. (noun) machinery
all the machines of a particular type
industrial/office machinery
2. machinery
the parts that make up a machine
the clock's machinery
3. machinery
the way a group or system is organized
the machinery of the political party
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| Definition of 'Machinery' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Machinery
machines, in general, or collectively
2. (noun) Machinery
the working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch
3. (noun) Machinery
the supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected
4. (noun) Machinery
the means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose
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Sense: machines in general
Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.
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 Afrikaans: masjiene |
 Arabic: مُعَدّات آليَّه |
 Bulgarian: машини |
 Brazilian: maquinaria |
 Czech: stroje |
 German: die Maschinerie |
 Danish: maskineri |
 Greek: μηχανές, μηχανήματα |
 Spanish: maquinaria |
 Estonian: masinad |
 Farsi: ماشینی |
 Finnish: koneet |
 French: machinerie |
 Hebrew: מְכוֹנוֹת |
 Hindi: कलयंत्र |
 Croatian: strojevi, mašinerija |
 Hungarian: gépezet |
 Indonesian: mesin |
 Icelandic: vélbúnaður |
 Italian: macchinario, macchina |
 Japanese: 機械類 |
 Korean: 기계류 |
 Lithuanian: mašinos |
 Latvian: mehānismi; darbgaldi |
 Malay: mesin |
 Dutch: machines |
 Norwegian: maskiner(i) |
 Polish: urządzenia mechaniczne |
 Persian: ماشینی |
 Pashto: په ماشين جوړشوى |
 Portuguese: maquinaria |
 Romanian: utilaj |
 Russian: машины |
 Slovak: stroje |
 Slovenian: stroji |
 Serbian: mašinerija |
 Swedish: maskiner, maskinell utrus |
 Thai: เครื่องจักร |
 Turkish: makineler |
 Taiwanese: 機械 |
 Ukrainian: машини |
 Urdu: مشین بحیثيت مجموعی |
 Vietnamese: máy móc |
 Chinese: 机械 |
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