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1. A device which uses a source of power in order to perform the task for which it was designed: Mary was told that her washing machine needs to be repaired.
2. An organization of individuals dedicated to or committed to working together to achieve a desired end, often with political overtones: The mayor has a political machine working for his reelection.
3. Etymology: such words as, machine, machinery, and machination come from Greek mechane, "device, instrument, means". The same Greek element is the source of mechanical and mechanics.
2. An organization of individuals dedicated to or committed to working together to achieve a desired end, often with political overtones: The mayor has a political machine working for his reelection.
3. Etymology: such words as, machine, machinery, and machination come from Greek mechane, "device, instrument, means". The same Greek element is the source of mechanical and mechanics.
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English Words in Action, Group M
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Devices which help to perform work: "Most machines either overcome forces or change the direction of the applied forces."
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Technical Science and Engineering
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machine (verb), machines; machined; machining
To shape something by using a specifically designed tool: The parts of this engine have been precisely machined to function with other elements of the motor.
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(engineering is the technical science in which properties of matter and the sources of power in nature are made useful to people; such as, in structures, devices, machines, and products)