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   machine

   /məˈʃiːn/

   noun

   • 1. an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task: "a fax machine" Similar apparatusapplianceinstrumenttoolutensildeviceunitcontraptioncontrivancegadgetmechanismenginemotorleverpulleyinformal:gizmo
   • ▪ a coin-operated dispenser: "a cigarette machine"
   • ▪ any device that transmits a force or directs its application.
   • ▪ an efficient and well-organized group of powerful people: "the party's fund-raising is helping it to build a formidable political machine" Similar organizationsystemstructurearrangementagencymachineryinformal:set-up
   • ▪ a person who acts with the mechanical efficiency of a machine: "comedians are more than just laugh machines"

   verb

   • 1. make or operate on with a machine: "the cylinder covers are waiting to be machined"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a structure): from French, via Latin from Doric Greek makhana (Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’).

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   How does a machine work?

   • (often in compounds) a piece of equipment with many parts that work together to do a particular task. The power used to work a machine may be electricity, steam, gas, etc. or human power. Machines have replaced human labour in many industries. How does this machine work? They have installed a new coffee machine in the staff room.

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   What does machine mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of MACHINE is a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task.

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   What is a machine used for?

   • A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work. The machine was switched off. If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine. The material is machined in a factory.

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   What does Máquina mean?

   • máquina, computador, máquina [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MACHINE definition: 1. a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work…. Learn more.

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   Machine definition: an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work. See examples of MACHINE used in a sentence.

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   a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work: The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine. If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine). Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out.

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   At its simplest, a machine is an invention that does a job better and faster and more powerfully than a human being. Despite being man-made we’ve come to think of the word machine as the very opposite of human.

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