machine
noun
[ məˈʃiːn ]
• an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.
• "a fax machine"
Similar:
apparatus,
appliance,
instrument,
tool,
utensil,
device,
unit,
contraption,
contrivance,
gadget,
mechanism,
engine,
motor,
lever,
pulley,
gizmo,
machine
verb
• make or operate on with a machine.
• "the cylinder covers are waiting to be machined"
Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a structure): from French, via Latin from Doric Greek makhana (Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’).
