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machinery
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machinery — ma‧chin‧e‧ry [məˈʆiːnəri] noun [uncountable] 1. MANUFACTURING FARMING equipment that uses power such as electricity or petrol: • agricultural machinery • industrial machinery ˌheavy maˈchinery … Financial and business terms
Machinery — Mutterunternehmen Modern Music Aktive Jahre 1989–1997 Gründer Jor Mulder Sitz Berlin, Deutschland Labelcode LC 07020 Sublabel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Machinery — Ma*chin er*y, n. [From {Machine}: cf. F. machinerie.] 1. Machines, in general, or collectively. [1913 Webster] 2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch. [1913 Webster] 3. The supernatural means by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
machinery — [mə shēn′ər ē, məshēn′rē] n. pl. machineries 1. machines collectively 2. the working parts of a machine 3. any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained [the machinery of government] 4.… … English World dictionary
machinery — index conduit (channel), facility (instrumentality), instrument (tool), instrumentality, medium … Law dictionary
machinery — (n.) 1680s; from MACHINE (Cf. machine) (n.) + ERY (Cf. ery). Originally theatrical, devices for creating stage effects (which also was a sense of Gk. mekhane); meaning machines collectively is attested from 1731. Middle English had machinament a… … Etymology dictionary
machinery — 1 *equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, outfit, tackle, gear, matériel Analogous words: *mean, instrument, instrumentality, agency, medium, vehicle, organ, channel, agent: *machine, mechanism, apparatus, engine, motor: *device, contrivance,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
machinery — [n] devices performing work accouterment, agency, agent, apparatus, appliance, channel, contraption, contrivance, engine, equipment, gadget, gear, habiliments, implement, instrument, materiel, means, mechanism, medium, method, motor, organ,… … New thesaurus
machinery — ► NOUN 1) machines collectively, or the components of a machine. 2) the organization or structure of something … English terms dictionary
machinery — n. machines 1) to operate, run machinery 2) to maintain machinery apparatus 3) administrative; law enforcement; propaganda machinery 4) machinery for (machinery for negotiations) * * * [mə ʃiːn(ə)rɪ] law enforcement propaganda machinery run… … Combinatory dictionary
machinery — ma|chin|e|ry S3 [məˈʃi:nəri] n [U] 1.) machines, especially large ones agricultural/industrial/factory etc machinery ▪ The use of heavy machinery has damaged the site. ▪ an expensive piece of machinery 2.) a system or set of processes for doing… … Dictionary of contemporary English
