ma•chine(mə shēn′),USA pronunciationn., v.,-chined, -chin•ing. n.
Mechanical Engineeringan apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:a sewing machine.
Mechanical Engineeringa mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism.
[Mech.]
Mechanicsa device that transmits or modifies force or motion.
MechanicsAlso called simple machine. any of six or more elementary mechanisms, as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane.
MechanicsAlso called complex machine. a combination of simple machines.
[Older Use.]
Transportan automobile or airplane.
a typewriter.
Transporta bicycle or motorcycle.
a vending machine:a cigarette machine.
any complex agency or operating system:the machine of government.
Governmentan organized group of persons that conducts or controls the activities of a political party or organization:He heads the Democratic machine in our city.
a person or thing that acts in a mechanical or automatic manner:Routine work had turned her into a machine.
any of various contrivances, esp. those formerly used in theater, for producing stage effects
Literaturesome agency, personage, incident or other feature introduced for effect into a literary composition.
v.t.
Mechanical Engineeringto make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.
Doric Greek māchaná̄ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; compare mechanic
an assembly of interconnected components arranged to transmit or modify force in order to perform useful work
Also called:simple machinea device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force, esp a lever, screw, wedge, or pulley
a mechanically operated device or means of transport, such as a car, aircraft, etc
any mechanical or electrical device that automatically performs tasks or assists in performing tasks
any intricate structure or agency
a mechanically efficient, rigid, or obedient person
an organized body of people that controls activities, policies, etc
(transitive)to shape, cut, or remove (excess material) from (a workpiece) using a machine tool
to use a machine to carry out a process on (something)
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin māchina machine, engine, from Doric Greek makhana pulley; related to makhos device, contrivancemaˈchinable, maˈchineable
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