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Etymology
French and Old French machine, from latinized Greek machina, from w:Doric Greek|Doric Greek μα�ανά (makhana) (Ionic Greek μη�ανή mekhane) "machine, tool", from μά�ο�, μή�ο� (makhos, mekhos) "device, assistance, way".

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

Noun
en-noun

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.

Translations

Arabic: آ�ة (��lla) f
Chinese: ��, �� (jīqì)
Czech: stroj m
Danish: maskine c
Faroese: maskina f
Finnish: kone
French: machine f
German: Maschine f (1,3,4)
Greek: μη�ανή (mekhane) f, μη�ανι�μ�� (mekhanizmos) m
Hebrew: ���נ� (mekhona) f
Hungarian: gép, szerkezet, masina
Ido: mashino
Italian: macchina f
Japanese: �械 (���, kikai), �� (���, kik�), �� (���, soshiki)
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Kurdish: t|ku|makîne f, KUchar|���ک����
Latin: machina f
Latvian: mašīna f
Lower Sorbian: mašina f
Malayalam: യന�ത�ര� (yanthram)
Polish: t|pl|maszyna f
Portuguese: máquina f (1,4)
Russian: ма�ина (mašína) f
Serbian: stroj m
Slovene: stroj m (1,4)
Spanish: máquina f
Swedish: maskin c
Yiddish: ��ַש�� f (mashin)

Verb
en-verb|machines|machining|machined

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

Translations
Finnish: koneistaa, työstää
German: herstellen (1), maschinisieren (2)

Derived terms
finite state machine
jet machine
machinate
machination
machinery
machinist
machine bolt
machine code
machine gun
machine-gun
machine language
machine-made
machine-readable
machine screw
machine shop
machine tool
machine translation

Related terms
deus ex machina
mechanic
mechanical
mechanism

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Category:Greek derivations

French

Noun
machine f

1. machine

Related terms
machinal
machiner
machinisme
machiniste
mécanique

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• 2007-12-20 12:57 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Lower Sorbian]], trans unlink Kurdish

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