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machinery
English
Etymology
From French machinerie (“machinery”), from machine (“machine”); see machine.
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?-sh?'n?-r?, IPA(key): /m???i?n??i/
- Rhymes: -i?n??i
Noun
machinery (countable and uncountable, plural machineries)
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect
Derived terms
- heavy machinery
- political machinery
Related terms
- machinist
Translations
Further reading
- machinery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- machinery in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- hemicrany
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facility
English
Etymology
From Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilit?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??s?l?ti/
- Rhymes: -?l?ti
Noun
facility (countable and uncountable, plural facilities)
- The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity. [from 16th c.]
- Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent. [from 16th c.]
- The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.
- The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]
- Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
- An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet. [from 20th c.]
- (Scotland, law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
- (dated) Affability.
Derived terms
- correctional facility
Translations
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