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sub-aˈssembly
[sub- 7 a.]
A unit assembled separately but designed to be incorporated, with other such units, into a larger manufactured product; also, the production of sub-assemblies. Cf. assembly 1 c.
1919Brit. Manufacturer Nov. 29/1 Parallel with the Finished Part Stores is the sub-assembly stores. 1924W. J. Hiscox Factory Lay-Out, Planning & Progess ii. 29 The term ‘sub-assembling’ is used when two or more component parts are assembled together to form one part... Sometimes the ‘sub-assembly’ merely covers the fitting of a pin to a certain part. 1941Sun (Baltimore) 21 Feb. 30/5 The Omaha plant will be used to assemble bombers from sub-assemblies and parts supplied by the automotive and other non-aeronautical enterprises. 1952F. Allen Big Change ii. vii. 111 The Ford assembly line, with its subassemblies, was unique. 1967Electronics 6 Mar. 171/1 (caption) Three subassemblies constitute IBM's new mass production computer for varied aerospace applications. 1973J. G. Tweeddale Materials Technol. II. iv. 73 Such mechanically-wrought products can form the primary material for further mechanical manipulation..into fairly complex sub-assembly components.
Hence (as a back-formation) sub-aˈssemble v. trans.; sub-aˈssembling vbl. n.
1924Sub-assembling [see sub-assembly above]. 1940Sun (Baltimore) 28 Nov. 1/2 Parts are manufactured and sometimes ‘sub-assembled’ at plants where idle machinery and man power are available. |