machine

Meaning

1. machine, device
2. (slang) machine (a person who is very efficient)

Concepts

machine

engine

machinery

mechanism

locomotive

motor

car

motorcar

tool

addressing machine

adding machine

fruit machine

facility

appliances

equipment

implements

installations

instruments

tools

utensils

borderline

mete

machined

appliance

device

simple machine

political machine

John Doe

wash

washing machine

gas-engine

heat engine

piston engine

thermal machine

loco

steam locomotive

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.ʃin/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French machine, borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), itself a borrowing from Doric Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhanā́). Not to be confused with machin, which means "thing".

Sentences

Après une tentative de lancement de la machine , une surcharge se produit .

After an attempt to launch the machine, an overload occurs.