assembly

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
    the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
    a public facility to meet for open discussion
    a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
    the social act of assembling

Word Origin

assembly (n.)
c. 1300, "a gathering of persons, a group gathered for some purpose," from Old French as(s)emblee "assembly, gathering; union, marriage," noun use of fem. past participle of assembler "to assemble" (see assemble). Meaning "gathering together" is recorded from early 15c.; that of "act of assembling parts or objects" is from 1914, as is assembly line. School sense is recorded from 1932.

Example

1. The girl checks the wrecks used in car assembly .
2. The state assembly also voted unanimously against them .
3. Last month local residents voted in an assembly in favour of the plan .
4. An assembly language or two would do equally well .
5. In project architecture and civil engineering , construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site or sites .

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