machinery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
The working parts of a machine as a group.
The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.

mə-shē'nə-rē /məˈʃiːnəɹi/ En-us-machinery.ogg

machinery machineries

From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.

machinist

antimachinery heavy machinery micromachinery nanomachinery political machinery turbomachinery

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