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- Dictionarymachine/məˈʃiːn/
noun
- 1. an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task: "a fax machine" Similar
verb
- 1. make or operate on with a machine: "the cylinder covers are waiting to be machined"
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a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work: The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine. If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine). Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out. I got from a vending machine.
noun. ma· chine mə-ˈshēn. plural machines. Synonyms of machine. 1. a. : a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task. an espresso machine. The store sold treadmills and other exercise machines. … manufactures machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals … Rosie Fitzmaurice. b.
A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecules, such as molecular machines.
Definitions of machine. noun. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. see more. noun. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point. synonyms: simple machine. see more. noun. an efficient person.
Machine definition: an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work. See examples of MACHINE used in a sentence.
n. 1. a. A device consisting of fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy and transmits it in a more useful form. b. See simple machine. c. See compound machine. 2. A system or device for doing work, as an automobile or jackhammer, together with its power source and auxiliary equipment. 3.
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work: The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine. If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine). Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out.
