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Maschinerie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
  • machinery noun Machines considered together, especially the equipment used in a factory or industry.

Senses

Maschinerie is used for these senses in English:

  • contrivance A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
  • machinery The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
  • machinery The working parts of a machine as a group.
  • machinery The collective parts of something which allow it to function.

contrivance — full definition

  1. noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
  2. noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
  3. noun Something overly artful or artificial.

machinery — full definition

  1. noun Machines considered together, especially the equipment used in a factory or industry.
  2. noun The system of parts or processes that make something work.

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