Machine
21machine — machineless, adj. /meuh sheen /, n., v., machined, machining. n. 1. an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine. 2. a mechanical apparatus or contrivance;… …
22machine — ▪ I. machine ma‧chine 1 [məˈʆiːn] noun [countable] a piece of equipment that uses power such as electricity to do a particular task: • Labour and machines are both at full capacity in the production department. • We plan to upgrade all machines… …
23MACHINE — n. f. Engin, instrument propre à faire mouvoir, à tirer, lever, traîner, lancer quelque chose, ou à mettre en jeu quelque agent naturel, comme le feu, l’air, l’eau, l’électricité, le gaz, etc. Machine fort ingénieuse. Machine compliquée, sujette… …
24machine — ma|chine1 W1S1 [məˈʃi:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: Latin machina, from Greek mechane, from mechos way of doing things ] 1.) a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job… …
25machine — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: a machine that fills the bottles | Could you get me a Coke from the machine? | sewing/washing machine etc (=a machine that can sew, wash clothes etc) |… …
26machine — I UK [məˈʃiːn] / US [məˈʃɪn] noun [countable] Word forms machine : singular machine plural machines *** Other ways of saying machine: device a small machine that has been designed to do something specific: a device for measuring the temperature… …
27Machine — This article is about devices that perform tasks. For other uses, see Machine (disambiguation). A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine …
28machine — noun 1 piece of equipment ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, great, huge, large, powerful ▪ portable ▪ automated, automatic …
29machine — ma|chine1 [ mə ʃin ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of equipment that does a particular job by using electricity, steam, gas, etc.: Sue showed him how to operate the machine. by machine: These companies do everything by machine these days. a ) a… …
30Machine — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Machine (homonymie). Une machine (latin machina, du grec dorien mākʰanā (μηχανή), signifiant : astuce, invention ingénieuse, dispositif) est un produit fini mécanique capable d utiliser une source d énergie… …
