an apparatus having a combination of mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated parts for performing a task
a combination of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner
a sewing machine
an instrument, e.g. a lever or pulley, designed to transmit or modify the application of power, force, or motion
a combination of mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated parts for performing a task
a coin-operated device
a cigarette machine
a person or organization that operates with mechanical efficiency
the controlling or inner organization, e.g. of a group or activity
the war machine
[early French machine structure, fabric, via Latin from Greek mēchanē (Doric dialect machana), from mēchos means, expedient]