machinery
pronunciation
How to pronounce machinery in British English:
UK [məˈʃiːnəri]
How to pronounce machinery in American English:
US [məˈʃiːnəri]
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- Noun:
- machines or machine systems collectively
- a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
Word Origin
- machinery (n.)
- 1680s; from machine (n.) + -ery. Originally theatrical, "devices for creating stage effects" (which also was a sense of Greek mekhane); meaning "machines collectively" is attested from 1731. Middle English had machinament "a contrivance" (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. Special-purpose machinery and foods were the goods most affected .
- 2. Scientists learned to manipulate cellular machinery with exquisite precision .
- 3. The brussels machinery will eventually find a bit more .
- 4. The researchers themselves hope the technique will lead to engineering designer orbitals for molecule-sized machinery .
- 5. The largest category by value is industrial machinery .