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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•chin•er•y /məˈʃinəri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mechanical Engineeringa collection of machines:the machinery humming along in the factory.
- Mechanical Engineeringthe parts of a machine thought of as a group.
- a system that obtains results:the criminal justice machinery.
See -mech-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•chin•er•y (mə shē′nə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies. - Mechanical Engineeringan assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses:the machinery of a factory.
- Mechanical Engineeringthe parts of a machine, collectively:the machinery of a watch.
- a group of people or a system by which action is maintained or by which some result is obtained:the machinery of government.
- a group of contrivances for producing stage effects.
- Literaturethe group or aggregate of literary machines, esp. those of supernatural agency (epic machinery) in an epic poem.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . organization, structure, setup.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: machinery /məˈʃiːnərɪ/ n ( pl -eries)- machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively
- a particular machine system or set of machines
- a system similar to a machine
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