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noun
1.
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
2.
a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism.
3.
Mechanics.
a.
a device that transmits or modifies force or motion.
b.
Also called simple machine. any of six or more elementary mechanisms, as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane.
c.
Also called complex machine. a combination of simple machines.
4.
Older Use.
a.
an automobile or airplane.
b.
a typewriter.
5.
EXPANDa bicycle or motorcycle.
6.
a vending machine: a cigarette machine.
7.
any complex agency or operating system: the machine of government.
8.
an organized group of persons that conducts or controls the activities of a political party or organization: He heads the Democratic machine in our city.
9.
a person or thing that acts in a mechanical or automatic manner: Routine work had turned her into a machine.
10.
any of various contrivances, especially those formerly used in theater, for producing stage effects
11.
COLLAPSEsome agency, personage, incident or other feature introduced for effect into a literary composition.
verb (used with object)
12.
to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.
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Origin:
1540–50; < French < Latin māchina < Doric Greek māchanā́ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; compare mechanic
1540–50; < French < Latin māchina < Doric Greek māchanā́ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; compare mechanic
Related forms
ma·chine·less, adjective
an·ti·ma·chine, adjective
un·ma·chined, adjective
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machine  (mə-shēn') Pronunciation Key
A device that applies force, changes the direction of a force, or changes the strength of a force, in order to perform a task, generally involving work done on a load. Machines are often designed to yield a high mechanical advantage to reduce the effort needed to do that work. ◇ A simple machine is a wheel, a lever, or an inclined plane. All other machines can be built using combinations of these simple machines; for example, a drill uses a combination of gears (wheels) to drive helical inclined planes (the drill-bit) to split a material and carve a hole in it. |
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