machine
[ muh-sheen ]
/ məˈʃin /
noun
verb (used with object), ma·chined, ma·chin·ing.
to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.
Origin of machine
1540–50; < French < Latin
māchina < Doric Greek
māchanā́ pulley, akin to
mâchos contrivance; cf.
mechanic
OTHER WORDS FROM machine
ma·chine·less, adjective an·ti·ma·chine, adjective un·ma·chined, adjectiveWords nearby machine
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British Dictionary definitions for machine
machine
/ (məˈʃiːn) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to shape, cut, or remove (excess material) from (a workpiece) using a machine tool
to use a machine to carry out a process on (something)
Derived forms of machine
machinable or machineable, adjective machinability, noun machineless, adjective machine-like, adjectiveWord Origin for machine
C16: via French from Latin
māchina machine, engine, from Doric Greek
makhana pulley; related to
makhos device, contrivance
Scientific definitions for machine
machine
[ mə-shēn′ ]
A device that applies force, changes the direction of a force, or changes the strength of a force, in order to perform a task, generally involving work done on a load. Machines are often designed to yield a high mechanical advantage to reduce the effort needed to do that work.♦ A simple machine is a wheel, a lever, or an inclined plane. All other machines can be built using combinations of these simple machines; for example, a drill uses a combination of gears (wheels) to drive helical inclined planes (the drill-bit) to split a material and carve a hole in it.