Definitions for machinery
məˈʃi nə rima·chin·e·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machinerynoun

   machines or machine systems collectively

2. machinerynoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. machinerynoun

   The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

2. machinerynoun

   The working parts of a machine as a group.

3. machinerynoun

   The collective parts of something which allow it to function.

4. machinerynoun

   The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect

5. Etymology: From machinerie, from machine; see machine.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Machinerynoun

   Etymology: from machine.

   1. Enginery; complicated workmanship; self-moved engines.2.The machinery signifies that part which the deities, angels, or demons, act in a poem. Alexander Pope Rape of the Lock.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machinery

   A machine is a physical system using power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecules, such as molecular machines. Machines can be driven by animals and people, by natural forces such as wind and water, and by chemical, thermal, or electrical power, and include a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement. They can also include computers and sensors that monitor performance and plan movement, often called mechanical systems. Renaissance natural philosophers identified six simple machines which were the elementary devices that put a load into motion, and calculated the ratio of output force to input force, known today as mechanical advantage.Modern machines are complex systems that consist of structural elements, mechanisms and control components and include interfaces for convenient use. Examples include: a wide range of vehicles, such as trains, automobiles, boats and airplanes; appliances in the home and office, including computers, building air handling and water handling systems; as well as farm machinery, machine tools and factory automation systems and robots.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Machinerynoun

   machines, in general, or collectively

2. Machinerynoun

   the working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch

3. Machinerynoun

   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. Machinerynoun

   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

5. Etymology: [From Machine: cf. F. machinerie.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. machinery

   A group of machines.

   All the machinery for the business had an annual service and maintenance plan, a proactive and common sense approach.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

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   machinery

   The functions of a machine.

   The machinery is all working efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

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1. • Machine
   • System

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machinery' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3899

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machinery' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4247

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machinery' in Nouns Frequency: #1600

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1. hemicrany

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of machinery in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of machinery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of machinery in a Sentence

1. Gavin Parry:

   Japan's market is so liquid and has been so well conditioned to handle bad news since QQE first began that, in a way, bad news is good news sometimes, we're also seeing some positive reaction in machinery and construction to supply-side priming coming out of China, and the auto sector is getting a boost after China auto sales came out positive yesterday.

2. Stephen Miller:

   Equity is the sanitized term of choicedeployed by the hard-Left to encompass the entirepanoplyof government policies that institutionalize Critical Race Theory into the machinery of government, equity is CRT put into practice: It demolishes and replaces equality as the foundational principle of American life and wields fearsome federal government power to exclude, punish,prejudge, evaluate, stereotype,segregate, and obsessively categorize American citizens on the basis of skin color.

3. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.

4. Privatization Commission Chairman Mohammad Zubair:

   The best option is to privatize so that private sector buyers inject capital to upgrade the plant and machinery, buy raw material and so on.

5. Ryan Seidemann:

   When I was out in this community cemetery, I was up to my knees in muck, so finding the purchase for a crane or some other kind of [ machinery ] to get a hold and be able to lift these these heavy weights is going to be a challenge.

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