machine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French machine < Latin machina (“‘a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick’”) < Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhana), Doric spelling of μηχανή (mēkhanē), “‘a machine, engine, contrivance, device’”) < μῆχος (mēkhos), “‘means’”).

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• (US) IPA: /məˈʃiːn/ SAMPA: /m@"Si:n/
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[edit] Adjective

machine (not comparable)

1. belonging to a machine
2. made by a machine

[edit] Noun

machine (plural machines)

1. a mechanical or electrical device that performs or assists in the performance of human tasks, or is used for amusement (like a pinball machine).
2. the group that controls a political or similar organization.
3. (archaic) a vehicle operated mechanically; an automobile.
4. a person who seemingly acts like a machine, a person who is very proficient at a task.

   Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.

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• See also Wikisaurus:instrument

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• deus ex machina
• mechanic
• mechanical
• mechanism
• machinate
• machination

[edit] Translations

Arabic: آلة (’ālla) f. Chinese: 机器, 機器 (jīqì) Czech: stroj cs(cs) m. Danish: maskine c. Dutch: machine nl(nl) f. Esperanto: maŝino Faroese: maskina f. Finnish: kone fi(fi) French: machine fr(fr) f. German: Maschine de(de) f. (1,3,4) Greek: μηχανή (mekhane) f., μηχανισμός (mekhanizmos) m. Hebrew: מכונה (mekhona) f. Hungarian: gép, szerkezet, masina Icelandic: vél is(is) Ido: mashino Italian: macchina it(it) f. Japanese: 機械 (きかい, kikai), 機構 (きこう, kikō), 組織 (そしき, soshiki)

Korean: 기계 (gigye) Kurdish: makîne ku(ku) f., مه‌کینه‌ Latin: machina la(la) f. Latvian: mašīna f. Lower Sorbian: mašina f. Malayalam: യന്ത്രം (yanthram) Norwegian: maskin no(no) m. Polish: maszyna pl(pl) f. Portuguese: máquina pt(pt) f. (1,4) Russian: машина ru(ru) (mašína) f. Serbian: stroj sr(sr) m. Slovak: stroj sk(sk) m. Slovene: stroj m. (1,4) Spanish: máquina es(es) f. Swedish: maskin sv(sv) c. Taos: mąkìno’óna Telugu: యంత్రం (yantram) Yiddish: מאַשין (mashin) f.

[edit] Verb

to machine (third-person singular simple present machines, present participle machining, simple past and past participle machined)

1. to make by machinery.
2. to shape or finish by machinery.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: koneistaa, työstää
• German: herstellen (1), maschinisieren (2)
• Japanese: 機械加工する (kikai kakou suru)

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[edit] Noun

machine f. (plural machines, diminutive machientje or machinetje)

1. machine

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• naaimachine
• schrijfmachine

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[edit] Noun

machine f. (plural machines)

1. machine

[edit] Related terms

• machinal
• machiner
• machinisme
• machiniste
• mécanique