English noun: machinery | |||
1. | machinery (artifact) machines or machine systems collectively | ||
Broader (hypernym) | machine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enginery, grinder, mill, milling machinery | ||
2. | machinery (group) a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | ||
Samples | The complex machinery of negotiation. The machinery of command labored and brought forth an order. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scheme, system | ||