machinery

Noun

Meaning

Machines, in general, or collectively.

The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.

The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.

The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

system engine equipment machine plant organization hardware mechanism apparatus tools workings machines gears android process
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Antonyms

earth country culture person forest flora
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Hypernyms

system machine scheme

Hyponyms

crane mill technology grinder enginery milling machinery

Related terms

machinist

Phrases with the word

amphibious machinery liquid machinery rotary machinery legal machinery agricultural machinery machinery construction

Anagrams

hemicrany

Examples

the complex machinery of negotiation Source: Internet

the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order Source: Internet

According to Al-Bayrak, the majority of its revenue share will be re-invested in the seaport through additional port-based trade and new docks, construction materials and machinery. Source: Internet

According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, she "was in the vanguard of those sf writers trying to apply to the soft sciences the machinery of the hard sciences". Source: Internet

According to documents in the author’s possession, during 2017 Uztex negotiated an order for US$84 million in textile machinery from Rieter. Source: Internet

Advanced propeller designs, extensive sound-reducing insulation, and special machinery help a submarine remain as quiet as ambient ocean noise, making them difficult to detect. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

machinema machineman machiner machinery building machinery construction machinery industry