Machinery
11machinery — ma|chin|e|ry S3 [məˈʃi:nəri] n [U] 1.) machines, especially large ones agricultural/industrial/factory etc machinery ▪ The use of heavy machinery has damaged the site. ▪ an expensive piece of machinery 2.) a system or set of processes for doing… …
12machinery — ma|chin|er|y [ mə ʃinəri ] noun uncount ** 1. ) machines: machinery used in the wool industry agricultural/industrial machinery You should not drive or operate machinery after taking the medicine. a ) the moving or working parts of a machine 2. ) …
13machinery — [[t]məʃi͟ːnəri[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT You can use machinery to refer to machines in general, or machines that are used in a factory or on a farm. ...quality tools and machinery. ...your local garden machinery specialist... Farmers import most of their …
14machinery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ complex, complicated, sophisticated ▪ modern, state of the art ▪ electrical …
15machinery */*/ — UK [məˈʃiːnərɪ] / US [məˈʃɪnərɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) machines agricultural/industrial machinery You should not drive or operate machinery after taking the medicine. b) the moving or working parts of a machine 2) an established system for… …
16machinery — /meuh shee neuh ree/, n., pl. machineries. 1. an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory. 2. the parts of a machine, collectively: the machinery of a watch. 3. a group of people or a system by which action is… …
17machinery — noun (U) 1 machines, especially large ones: agricultural machinery | an expensive piece of machinery. 2 the parts inside a machine that make it work: Jack keeps tinkering with the machinery, but the car still won t go. 3 system or set of… …
18machinery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1687 1. a. machines in general or as a functioning unit b. the working parts of a machine 2. the means or system by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained < the machinery of government > <… …
19machinery — noun 1) printing machinery Syn: equipment, apparatus, hardware, gear, tackle, plant; mechanism; instruments, tools; gadgetry, technology 2) the machinery of government Syn: workings …
20machinery — [məˈʃiːnəri] noun [U] 1) machines agricultural/industrial machinery[/ex] 2) an established system for doing something the company s decision making machinery[/ex] …
