machinery
English
editEtymology
editFrom French machinerie (“machinery”), from machine (“machine”); see machine.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmachinery (countable and uncountable, plural machineries)
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editmachines constituting a production apparatus
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working parts of a machine as a group
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collective parts of something which allow it to function
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literary devices used in a work
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Further reading
edit- “machinery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “machinery”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.