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assembly line

as·sem·bly line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-sem-blee lahyn]
    • /əˈsɛm bli laɪn/
    • /əˈsem.bli laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sem-blee lahyn]
    • /əˈsɛm bli laɪn/

Definitions of assembly line words

  • countable noun assembly line An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. 3
  • noun assembly line a sequence of machines, tools, operations, workers, etc, in a factory, arranged so that at each stage a further process is carried out 3
  • noun assembly line in many factories, an arrangement whereby each worker performs a specialized operation in assembling the work as it is passed along, often on a slowly moving belt or track 3
  • noun assembly line An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. 3
  • noun assembly line an arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which a product is assembled by having each perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it passes by in a series of stages organized in a direct line. 1
  • noun assembly line factory system, production line 1
See all 7 definitions of assembly line

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Origin of assembly line

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Assembly line

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Assembly line

assembly line popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for assembly line

noun assembly line

  • production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
  • conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
All 2 Synonyms of assembly line

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