A mechanical contrivance; a machine, an engine; an implement, instrument, tool; in quot. 1400, tackle or gear of a ship. (Chiefly in plural.)
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] (87) trama1400 A mechanical contrivance; a machine, an engine; an implement, instrument, tool; in quot. 1400, tackle or gear of a ship. (Chiefly in plural.) ginc1400 A contrivance or apparatus; a mechanical device; a machine. Also figurative. Obsolete. pageant1519 A piece of stage machinery. Obsolete. engine1581 Something likened to a machine or motor; (in later use esp.) a driving force. machination1605 A machine (esp. of war); a framework, mechanism, or apparatus. Also figurative. Obsolete. machina1612 = machine, n. (in various senses). machine1659 A complex device, consisting of a number of interrelated parts, each having a definite function, together applying, using, or generating mechanical… mechanism1665 A system of mutually adapted parts working together in a machine or in a manner analogous to that of a machine; a piece of machinery. Also… contrivance1667 An arrangement or thing in which the foregoing action or faculty is embodied; something contrived for… A mechanical device or arrangement… gimcrack1772 A mechanical contrivance; also plural scientific apparatus. plant1925 As a mass noun: machinery and apparatus, either fixed or movable, used in an industrial or engineering process. Chiefly North American: machinery… power1942 U.S. slang. Engines or machines collectively. Also: an individual machine. Subcategories:— collectively (5) — specific machine with which speaker is concerned (1) — quality of being or becoming mechanical (2) — science or knowledge of (5) — installation of (1) — construction of (4) — making or operating by means of (2) — work done by (1) — structure of (1) — action of (2) — sequence of operations of (1) — capabilities of (1) — condition determining output (1) — difference between real and expected output (1) — reliability of (1) — advantage of (1) — condition of being complete in itself (1) — supply of machine with materials (2) — spell or period of operation (3) — cessation of operation (4) — operation at excessive speed (2) — operation at reduced speed (2) — undesirable oscillation (2) — allowable amount of variation in machine or part (2) — loss of power through air resistance (1) — reverse action (1) — one who operates machine (19) — path or track for machine (2) — equipment for driving machine (2) — instrument measuring speed or motion of machine (2) |
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