machinery
Americannoun
plural
machineries-
an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses.
the machinery of a factory.
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the parts of a machine, collectively.
the machinery of a watch.
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a group of people or a system by which action is maintained or by which some result is obtained.
the machinery of government.
- Synonyms:
- setup, structure, organization
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a group of contrivances for producing stage effects.
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the group or aggregate of literary machines, especially those of supernatural agency epic machinery in an epic poem.
noun
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machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively
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a particular machine system or set of machines
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a system similar to a machine
the machinery of government
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literary devices used for effect in epic poetry
Other Word Forms
- antimachinery adjective
Etymology
Origin of machinery
Example Sentences
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Gasoil is a crude-oil derivative, commonly known as diesel oil, used for agricultural machinery, ships and railways, making it a crucial industrial fuel.
From MarketWatch
There were no casualties, but machinery was damaged.
"But also, we help the mid-size to small companies and entrepreneurs that now can buy, whether it's one piece of machinery or a large order, and make possible the Venezuelan dream."
From Barron's
Cellular machinery then reads that RNA to assemble proteins.
From Science Daily
Major exports from the South American grouping to the EU include agricultural products and minerals, while the 27-country bloc would export machinery, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals with smaller levies.
From Barron's
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