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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•chine /məˈʃin/USA pronunciation n., v., -chined, -chin•ing. n. [countable] - Mechanical Engineeringan apparatus made of connected parts having separate functions, used to accomplish work:a sewing machine.
- Mechanicsa device that carries, sends, or changes force or motion, such as a lever, pulley, or inclined plane.
- any of various devices that dispense things:a vending machine for hot coffee or tea.
- Governmenta group of persons that controls a political party:the Democratic party machine.
v. [~ + object] - Mechanical Engineeringto make or finish with a machine:to machine the parts so they fitted together.
See -mech-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•chine (mə shēn′),USA pronunciation n., 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
- Latin māchina
- French
- 1540–50
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