Machine
[mə'ʃiːn] or [mə'ʃin]
Definition
(noun.) any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks.
(noun.) a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point.
(noun.) a group that controls the activities of a political party; 'he was endorsed by the Democratic machine'.
(noun.) an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; 'the war machine'.
(noun.) an efficient person; 'the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine'.
(verb.) make by machinery; 'The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars'.
(verb.) turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery.
Inputed by Kurt--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.
(n.) Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.
(n.) A person who acts mechanically or at will of another.
(n.) A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine.
(n.) A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.
(n.) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
(v. t.) To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
Inputed by Ethel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Engine, piece of mechanism.
Inputed by Joanna
Definition
n. any artificial means or contrivance: any instrument for the conversion of motion: an engine: a coach or conveyance of any kind: one who can do only what he is told: a contrivance in the ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message—whence the expression Deus ex machĭna for a sudden interposition of Providence: any literary contrivance for the development of a plot: supernatural agency in a poem.—v.t. to use machinery for esp. to print or sew by such: to make by means of machinery.—ns. Machine′-gun a gun firing a great many shots one after the other sometimes as many as 1000 per minute; Machine′-man a man who manages the working of a machine esp. in a printing-office; Machin′ery machines in general: the working parts of a machine: combined means for keeping anything in action or for producing a desired result; Machine′-shop a workshop where machines are made; Machine′-tool an adjustable machine for doing work with cutting-tools or one utilising minor tools as a planing- drilling-machine &c.; Machine′-work work done by a machine; Machin′ist a constructor of machines: one well versed in machinery: one who works a machine.
Checker: Sondra
Examples
- Safety clutches are numerous, by which the machine is quickly and automatically stopped by the action of electro-magnets should a workman or other obstruction be caught in the machinery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A hard-working man, and not overstrong, he would return to his home from the machine-shop where he was employed, and throw himself on the bed night after night to rest. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Together they set about designing the machine to make it as nearly perfect as possible in adaptation to the needs of modern business. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Bean for a sewing machine in which the needle was stationary, and the cloth was gathered in crimps or folds and forced over the stationary needle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In the second method both operations are performed on a single machine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The conductor from the hopper to the machine is made of two strips of steel, down which the pins, held by their heads, slide. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The same girl who feeds the gum into the wrapping machine closes the lids of the boxes and places them on a packing table by her side. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ingenious forms of hand-operated ironing machines for turning over and ironing the edges of collars, and other articles, are in successful use. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The list would be too long to simply name all the ingenious machines there exhibited and subsequently invented for every important operation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Upward of three thousand such machines were then at work throughout the world; and one hundred and fifty million pairs of boots were then being made annually thereon. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- All these features are now given to the shingle by modern machines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The manufacture of the projecting machines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From this point of time successful embroidery machines were made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Up in the top loft of the factory we stored those machines, and at night we put up the benches and got everything all ready. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Rough machined dimensions: outside diameter, 139-3/8 inches; inside diameter, 130 inches; width, 50-3/4 inches; weight, 28,840 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The process of heat-treating steel forgings before they are machined is one of the most scientific and accurate features in the manufacture of this car. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The varied and complex machining required on armor plate demands tools of enormous size and strength as well as varied purpose. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the machining of the cylinder castings, and the operation of assembling the motor, close inspection of the work is noticeable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The varied and complex machining required on armor plate demands tools of enormous size and strength as well as varied capacity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Michelle