machinery

== English == === Etymology === From machine +‎ -ery. Compare French machinerie. === Pronunciation === enPR: mə-shē'nə-rē, IPA(key): /məˈʃiːnəɹi/ Rhymes: -iːnəɹi === Noun === machinery (countable and uncountable, plural machineries) The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively. The working parts of a machine as a group. The collective parts of something which allow it to function. (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== machinist ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “machinery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “machinery”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === hemicrany