HOW TO PRONOUNCE
machinery
/məˈʃinɚi/
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What does machinery mean?
noun
- 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.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈʃinɚi/
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An angularity of lineament, and a fixity of facial machinery in general, proclaimed that serious work was the order of the day.
Almost all the joints of the machinery present a complicated system of sliding parts moving over small but beautifully curved friction bearings.
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The trader searched the boat from stem to stern, among boxes, bales and barrels, around the machinery, by the chimneys, in vain.
The building was American in its sky-scraping altitude, and American also in the oiled elaboration of its machinery of telephones and lifts.
Their competition as workmen was resented as an injury, but their improved machinery was regarded as a far greater source of mischief.