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manufacture
English
Etymology
From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin man?fact?ra (“a making by hand”), from manufactus, a compound of manu factus, man? being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faci? (“I do, make”). (compare main, manual, facture.)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mænj??fækt??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mænju?fækt??/
- Hyphenation: man?u?fac?ture
- Rhymes: -ækt??(?)
Noun
manufacture (plural manufactures)
- The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
- Anything made, formed or produced; product.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland
- The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland
- (figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
- Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
- (horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
Derived terms
- manufactural
- manufacture of consent
Related terms
- manufact
- manufactory
Translations
Verb
manufacture (third-person singular simple present manufactures, present participle manufacturing, simple past and past participle manufactured)
- To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
- (transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
- to manufacture wool into blankets
- (derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
Related terms
- manufacturer
Translations
References
- manufacture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “manufacture”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
French
Etymology
From Latin manu factura "making by hand"; from manus "hand" + factura "making", from facere "make".
Noun
manufacture f (plural manufactures)
- factory
Further reading
- “manufacture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Alternative forms
- manifacture
Etymology
Italian manufactura, from Medieval Latin manufactura.
Noun
manufacture f (plural manufactures)
- creation; manufacture
References
- “manufacture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (manufacture)
Spanish
Verb
manufacture
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of manufacturar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of manufacturar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of manufacturar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of manufacturar.
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formation
English
Etymology
From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin f?rm?ti?, from f?rm? (“form”, verb); see form as verb.Morphologically form +? -ation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
- (US) IPA(key): /f??.?me?.??n/
- (UK) IPA(key): /f?(?).?me?.??n/
- Hyphenation: for?ma?tion
Noun
formation (countable and uncountable, plural formations)
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
Related terms
- form
Translations
Further reading
- “form?ci?un, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Formation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 464, column 1.
- formation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- formation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin f?rm?ti?, f?rm?ti?nem. Cf. also the archaic formaison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??.ma.sj??/
Noun
formation f (plural formations)
- formation, forming, development
- education; training
- (military) formation
Derived terms
- autoformation
Related terms
- forme
Further reading
- “formation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin formatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?rma??u?n/
Noun
formation c
- formation
Declension
References
- formation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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