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complex-machine

com·plex-ma·chine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks muh-sheen]
    • /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks məˈʃin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks muh-sheen]
    • /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks məˈʃin/

Definitions of complex-machine word

  • noun complex-machine Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter. 2
  • noun complex-machine an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine. 1
  • noun complex-machine a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism. 1
  • noun complex-machine Mechanics. a device that transmits or modifies force or motion. Also called simple machine. any of six or more elementary mechanisms, as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane. Also called complex machine. a combination of simple machines. 1
  • noun complex-machine a bicycle or motorcycle. 1
  • noun complex-machine a vending machine: a cigarette machine. 1
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Origin of complex-machine

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < French < Latin māchina < Doric Greek māchanā́ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; cf. mechanic

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Parts of speech for Complex-machine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Complex-machine

complex-machine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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