A machine is a thermodynamic system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing …

Unlike the battleship, few war machines have ever embodied national pride, technological ambition, and formidable capability.

machine, device, having a unique purpose, that augments or replaces human or animal effort for the accomplishment of physical tasks.

Machine definition: an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work..

Today's biologists routinely scrounge resources from university machines or borrow time on home computers. At that time, these seemed to be the only alternatives: either men were machines, …

Of, relating to, or felt to resemble a machine: machine repairs; machine politics.

A machine is a mechanical, electrical, or electronically operated device for performing a task. Any physical system having arranged structural and functional characteristics is a machine.

From its inception, Machine Corporation has adapted and evolved to meet global demands by becoming the world’s foremost tech conglomerate, serving as the foundation and symbol of …

machine is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French machine.

ma•chine /məˈʃin/ n., v., -chined, -chin•ing. Mechanical Engineering an apparatus made of connected parts having separate functions, used to accomplish work: a sewing machine. …