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n. man-made device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function; group of people that controls an organization or cause; person that acts in a stiff mechanical manner v. produce via mechanical means, create using a machine | ||||
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Machine Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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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)
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
Other name for computer.
Other name for computer.
Machine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Machine
(v. t.)
To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
(n.)
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
(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 political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.
(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.
(v. t.)
To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
(n.)
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
(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 political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.
(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.
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machine
Noun
1. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) assembly
2. an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"
(hypernym) organization, organisation
3. an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) cyborg, bionic man, bionic woman
4. 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
(synonym) car, auto, automobile, motorcar
(hypernym) motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
(hyponym) ambulance
(part-meronym) accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun
(class) hopped-up
5. a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
(synonym) political machine
(hypernym) organization, organisation
6. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
(synonym) simple machine
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) inclined plane
Verb
1. turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
2. make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"
(hypernym) produce, make, create
Noun
1. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) assembly
2. an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"
(hypernym) organization, organisation
3. an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) cyborg, bionic man, bionic woman
4. 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
(synonym) car, auto, automobile, motorcar
(hypernym) motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
(hyponym) ambulance
(part-meronym) accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun
(class) hopped-up
5. a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
(synonym) political machine
(hypernym) organization, organisation
6. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
(synonym) simple machine
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) inclined plane
Verb
1. turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
2. make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"
(hypernym) produce, make, create
| Australian Slang |
Machine
motorbike, car, truck, etc.
motorbike, car, truck, etc.
Pokies
(usually used in the plural) 1. poker machine; 2. gambling slot machine; 3. fruit machine
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machine
machine
\ma*chine"\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. machina machine, engine, device, trick, gr. &?;, from &?; means, expedient. cf. 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 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.
note: the term machine is most commonly applied to such pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. where the effect is chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus. many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms engine and machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part is not distinct from the motor.
2. any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the greeks entered troy; a coach; a bicycle.
3. a person who acts mechanically or at will of another.
4. a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine. the whole machine of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive.
5. a political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends. [political cant]
6. supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
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machine
\ma*chine"\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. machina machine, engine, device, trick, gr. &?;, from &?; means, expedient. cf. 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 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.
note: the term machine is most commonly applied to such pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. where the effect is chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated an apparatus, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus. many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms engine and machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part is not distinct from the motor.
2. any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the greeks entered troy; a coach; a bicycle.
3. a person who acts mechanically or at will of another.
4. a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine. the whole machine of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive.
5. a political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends. [political cant]
6. supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
similar words(103)
time machine
lifting machine
jointing machine
machine politician
machine screw
washing machine
burnishing machine
turing machine
beetling machine
machine shop
batting machine
adding machine
vickers-maxim automatic machine gun
telex machine
fanning machine
finite state machine
magneto-electric machine
mowing machine
milling machine
wringing machine
flying machine
dredging machine
crimping machine
knitting machine
tape machine
voting machine
machine work
target-machine description language
machine code
gas machine
gliding machine
hydro-electric machine
elementary machine
gigging machine
tabulating machine company
teletype machine
facsimile machine
textile machine
abstract machine notation
burring machine
a machine
lapping machine
machine gun
machine tool
vending machine
firewall machine
threshing machine
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machine
meaisín
meaisín
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Machine Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Machine Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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machine
See battery.
See battery.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Machine
mish-vel
mish-vel
Machine Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Machine (engine¸ motor)
With the knuckles of both hands interlocked, the hands pivot up and down, imitating the meshing of gears.
With the knuckles of both hands interlocked, the hands pivot up and down, imitating the meshing of gears.
| Phobia |
Mechanophobia
Fear of machines
Fear of machines
Machine Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Machine
(1) a state-determined system; any system showing behavior such that the specification of a state determines the subsequent state; a set of states closed under a mapping. (Ashby, Handout, l96l) (2) a unity in the physical space, defined by its organization, which connotes a non-animistic outlook, and whose dynamisms are apparent. (Maturana and Varela, 1979)
(ideal) A deterministic and state-determined system, a set of states closed under a mapping (Ashby). The behavior of an ideal machine is fully determined by knowing its transformation and its initial state. (Krippendorff)
(1) a state-determined system; any system showing behavior such that the specification of a state determines the subsequent state; a set of states closed under a mapping. (Ashby, Handout, l96l) (2) a unity in the physical space, defined by its organization, which connotes a non-animistic outlook, and whose dynamisms are apparent. (Maturana and Varela, 1979)
(ideal) A deterministic and state-determined system, a set of states closed under a mapping (Ashby). The behavior of an ideal machine is fully determined by knowing its transformation and its initial state. (Krippendorff)
Machine, Purpose or Aim of
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Machine Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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machine
a repeater
a repeater
Machine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Machine
The scientific definition of a machine (derived from the latin machina) is any device that transmits or modifies . 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 machines.
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