Look up: machine

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   machine
   [n] - an efficient person 2. [n] - an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently 3. [n] - a group that controls the activities of a political party 4. [n] - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point 5. [n] - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks 6. [v] - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery 7. [v] - make by machinery
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   Machine
   An assembly of linked parts or components, at least one of which moves, with the appropriate actuators, control and power circuits, joined together for specific application, in particular for the processing, treatment moving or packaging of material.
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   Machine
   Any mechanical or electrical device that performs a task for people.
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   machine
   Common term for 'computer', usually when considered at the hardware level. The Turing Machine, an early example of this usage, was however neither hardware nor software, but only an idea. [Earlier use?] (1995-02-15)
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   machine
   a mechanical device actuated by some kind of power and designed to perform a specific duty Category: Technical and industry in general
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   Machine
   Ma·chine' (mȧ*shēn') noun [ French, from Latin machina machine, engine, device, trick, Greek ..., from ... means, expedient. Confer Mechanic .] 1. 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 ab ...
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   Machine
   Ma·chine' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Machined ; present participle & verbal noun Machining .] To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
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   machine
   1. 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 combinatio ...
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   machine
   political machine noun a group that controls the activities of a political party; `he was endorsed by the Democratic machine`
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    machine
    noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
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    machine
    noun an efficient person; `the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine`
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    machine
    noun a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
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    Machine
    The scientific definition of a `machine` (derived from the latin machina) is any device that transmits or modifies energy. In common usage, the meaning is restricted to devices having rigid moving parts that perform or assist in performing some work. Machines normally require some energy source (`input`) and always accomplish some sort of work (`output`). Devices with no rigid moving parts are commonly considered tools, or simply devices, not mac...
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    Machine
    • (n.) A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine. • (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 ar...
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    machine
    device, having a unique purpose, that augments or replaces human or animal effort for the accomplishment of physical tasks. This broad category ... [11 related articles]
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    machine
    Any mechanical apparatus or device. [L. machina, contrivance]
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    machine
    A device that performs useful work by transmitting, modifying, or transforming motion, forces, and energy. There are three basic machines, the inclined plane, the lever, and the wheel and axle; from these, and adaptations of these, are built up all true machines, no matter how complex they may appea...
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    machine
    machine, arrangement of moving and stationary mechanical parts used to perform some useful work or to provide transportation. From a historical perspective, many of the first machines were the result of human efforts to improve war-making capabilities; the term engineer at one time had an exclusivel...
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