machinery

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The working parts of a machine as a group.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈʃiːnəɹi/
Etymology

From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.

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