Machine

/məˈʃiːn/ noun

Definition

A machine is a device with moving parts that uses energy to do work, such as lifting, cutting, moving, or processing things. Machines can be simple, like a lever, or complex, like a computer or car.

Etymology

From Latin 'machina,' from Greek 'mēkhanē,' meaning 'device, contrivance, means.' The word originally suggested cleverness and ingenuity in solving problems.

Kelly Says

We now call computers 'machines,' even though they have almost no visible moving parts. That shows how the idea of a machine has shifted from physical motion you can see to invisible information flows that still change the world.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
masjien
mah-SHEEN
AMአማርኛ
ማሽን
mah-shin
ARالعربية
آلة
AH-lah
BGБългарски
машина
mah-SHEE-nah
BNবাংলা
যন্ত্র
jon-tro
CACatalà
màquina
MAH-kee-nah
CSČeština
stroj
stroy
DADansk
maskine
mah-SKEE-neh
DEDeutsch
Maschine
mah-SHEE-neh
ELΕλληνικά
μηχανή
mee-hah-NEE
ESEspañol
máquina
MAH-kee-nah
ETEesti
masin
MAH-sin
EUEuskara
makina
mah-KEE-nah
FAفارسی
ماشین
mah-SHEEN
FISuomi
kone
KOH-neh
FRFrançais
machine
mah-SHEEN
GLGalego
máquina
MAH-kee-nah
HEעברית
מכונה
meh-ho-NAH
HIहिन्दी
मशीन
mah-SHEEN
HRHrvatski
stroj
stroy
HUMagyar
gép
geyp
IDBahasa Indonesia
mesin
MEH-sin
ITItaliano
macchina
MAH-kee-nah
JA日本語
機械
ki-kai
KO한국어
기계
gi-gye
LTLietuvių
mašina
mah-SHEE-nah
LVLatviešu
mašīna
mah-SHEE-nah
MNМонгол
машин
mah-shin
MSBahasa Melayu
mesin
MEH-sin
MYမြန်မာ
စက်
set
NLNederlands
machine
mah-SHEE-neh
NONorsk
maskin
mah-SHEEN
PLPolski
maszyna
mah-SHI-nah
PTPortuguês
máquina
MAH-kee-nah
RORomână
mașină
mah-SHEE-nuh
RUРусский
машина
mah-SHEE-nah
SKSlovenčina
stroj
stroy
SLSlovenščina
stroj
stroy
SRСрпски
машина
mah-SHEE-nah
SVSvenska
maskin
mah-SHEEN
SWKiswahili
mashine
mah-SHEE-neh
TAதமிழ்
இயந்திரம்
ee-yan-thi-ram
TEతెలుగు
యంత్రం
yan-tram
THไทย
เครื่องจักร
kreuang-jak
TRTürkçe
makine
mah-kee-NEH
UKУкраїнська
машина
mah-SHI-nah
URاردو
مشین
mah-SHEEN
VITiếng Việt
máy
may
ZH中文
机器
jī qì

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