Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 2
Machine (n.) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.
Elementary machine, A name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under Mechanical.
Infernal machine. See under Infernal.
Machine gun. See under Gun.
Machine screw, A screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed into wood.
Machine shop, A workshop where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.
Machine tool, A machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in manufacturing.
Machine twist, Silken thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine.
Machine work, Work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by hand labor.
Machined (imp. & p. p.) of Machine.
Machining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Machine.
Machine (v. t.) 以機器製造 To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
Machine (n.) Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks.
Machine (n.) An efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine".
Machine (n.) An intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine".
Machine (n.) A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point [syn: {machine}, {simple machine}].
Machine (n.) A group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" [syn: {machine}, {political machine}].
Machine (n.) A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {auto}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}].
Machine (v.) Turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery.
Machine (v.) Make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars".
Machine, () Common term for "computer", usually when considered at the hardware level. The Turing Machine, an early example of this usage, was however neither hardware nor software, but only an idea.
[Earlier use?] (1995-02-15)
Machine. () A contrivance which serves to apply or regulate moving power; or it is a tool more or less complicated, which is used to render useful natural instruments, Clef. des Lois Rom. h.t.
Machine. () The act of congress gives to inventors the right to obtain a patent right for any new and useful improvement on any art, machine, manufacture, &c. Act of congress, July 4, 1836, s. 6. See Pet. C. C. 394; 3 Wash. C. C. 443; 1 Wash. C. C. 108; 1 Wash. C. C. 168; 1 Mason, 447; Paine, 300; 4 Wash. C. C. 538; 1 How. U. S., 202; S. C. 17 Pet. 228; 2 McLean, 176.
Machiner (n.) One who or operates a machine; a machinist [2]. [R.]
Machinery (n.) Machines, in general, or collectively.
Machinery (n.) The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.
Machinery (n.) The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.
The machinery, madam, is a term invented by the critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons, are made to act in a poem. -- Pope.
Machinery (n.) The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
An indispensable part of the machinery of state. -- Macaulay.
The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan languages. -- I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Machinery (n.) Machines or machine systems collectively.
Machinery (n.) A system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order".
Machining (a.) Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Machinist (n.) A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
Machinist (n.) One skilled in the use of machine tools.
Machinist (n.) A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Machinist (n.) A craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic].
Macho (n.) [Sp.] (Zool.) The striped mullet of California ({Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil Mexicanus).
Macho (a.) [Sp.] Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner toward women.
Macho (n.) A form of dark matter in distant outer space unobservable except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at least part of the "missing matter" which is unobservable as ordinary stars, but helps keep galaxies from flying apart; MACHOS are massive but compact objects such as neutron stars or brown dwarfs, which can be detected (with difficulty) by their effect in bending light from distant light sources, such as other galaxies. This can occur if by rare chance a MACHO passes in front of a more distant visible object, and the light from that object becomes temporarily amplified by the MACHO acting as a gravitational lens. Some MACHOs have been discovered in the halo of dark matter that surrounds our milky way. It is, however, questionable whether the amount of such matter is sufficient to explain the ability of galaxies to stay together in spite of rotation rates that would cause them to fly apart if the only matter present was that observable as visible stars.
Macho (a.) Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner [syn: butch, macho].
Macho (n.) A male exhibiting or characterized by machismo.
Macilency (n.) Leanness.
Macilent (a.) Lean; thin.
Macintosh (n.) Same as Mackintosh.
Mackerel (n.) A pimp; also, a bawd.
Mackerel (n.) Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
Mackerel (n.) [ C or U ] (pl. Mackerel or Mackerels) 鯖，鮐（一種味道很濃的食用海魚）A sea fish with a strong taste, often used as food.
// Smoked mackerel.
Mackinaw blanket () Alt. of Mackinaw.
Mackinaw () A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
Mackintosh (n.) A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.
Mackle (n.) Same Macule.
Mackle (v. t. & i.) To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.
Macle (n.) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
Macle (n.) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
Macle (n.) A twin crystal.
Macled (a.) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
Macled (a.) Having a twin structure. See Twin, a.
Macled (a.) See Mascled.
Maclurea (n.) A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.
Maclurin (n.) See Morintannic.
Macrame lace () A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.
Macrencephalic (a.) Alt. of Macrencephalous
Macrencephalous (a.) Having a large brain.
Macro- () A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.
Macrobiotic (a.) Long-lived.
Macrobiotics (n.) The art of prolonging life.
Macrocephalous (a.) Having a large head.
Macrocephalous (a.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.
Macro-chemistry (n.) The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.
Macrochires (n. pl.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
Macrocosm (n.) The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
Macrocosmic (a.) Of or pertaining to the macrocosm.
Macrocystis (n.) An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
Macrodactyl (n.) One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes.
Macrodactylic (a.) Alt. of Macrodactylous.
Macrodactylous (a.) Having long toes.
Macrodiagonal (n.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization.
Macrodome (n.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
Macrodont (a.) Having large teeth.
Macrodont (n.) A macrodont animal.
Macrofarad (n.) See Megafarad.
Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Macrognathic (a.) Long-jawed.
Macrology (n.) Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
Macrometer (n.) An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
Macron (n.) (Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, [=a], in d[=a]me; [=e], in s[=e]am, etc.
Syn: macrotone.
Macron (n.) A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound.
Macropetalous (a.) (Bot.) Having long or large petals.
Macrophyllous (a.) (Bot.) Having long or large leaves.
Macropinacoid (n.) (Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.
Macropod (n.) (Zool.) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.
Macropodal (a.) Having long or large feet, or a long stem.
Macropodian (n.) A macropod.
Macropodous (a.) Having long legs or feet.
Macroprism (n.) A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
Macropteres (n. pl.) A division of birds; the Longipennes.
Macropterous (a.) Having long wings.
Macropus (n.) genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.
Macropyramid (n.) See Macroprism.
Macroscopic (a.) Alt. of Macroscopical.
Macroscopical (a.) Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to microscopic.
Macrosporangium (n.) A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.
Macrospore (n.) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
Macrosporic (a.) Of or pertaining to macrospores.
Macrotone (n.) Same as Macron.
Macrotous (a.) Large-eared.
Macroura (a.) Alt. of Macroural.
Macroural (a.) Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.
Macrozoospore (n.) A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green algae.
Macrura (n. pl.) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.
Macrural (a.) (Zool.) Same as Macrurous.
Macruran (n.) (Zool.) One of the Macrura.
Macruroid (a.) (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Macrura.
Macrurous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
Mactation (n.) The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
Mactra (n.) (Zool.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.
Maculae (n. pl. ) of Macula.
Macula (n.) 【拉】礦石上斑點；皮膚上的痣 A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb ; called also macule.
Macula (n.) (Zool.) A rather large spot or blotch of color. macula lutea
Macula (n.) A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn: sunspot, macula].
Macula (n.) A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot].
Macula (n.) A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: macule, macula].
Macular degeneration (n.) [U] (Medical) (Specialized) 黃斑點退化 A condition in which the macula (= the central area of the retina in the eye) changes, resulting in a loss of central vision. It usually affects old people.
Maculate (v. t.) 加斑點；弄汙 To spot; to stain; to blur.
Maculate the honor of their people. -- Sir T. Elyot.
Maculate (a.) 有汙點的 Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. -- Shak.
Maculate (a.) Morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {defiled}, {maculate}].
Maculate (a.) Spotted or blotched.
Maculate (v.) Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {tarnish}, {stain}, {maculate}, {sully}, {defile}].
Maculate (v.) Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {defile}, {maculate}].
Maculated (a.) Having spots or blotches; maculate.
Maculation (n.) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish ; a macula. -- Shak.
Maculation (n.) A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation].
Maculation (n.) The act of spotting or staining something [syn: staining, spotting, maculation].
Maculatory (a.) Causing a spot or stain. -- T. Adams.
Maculature (n.) Blotting paper. [Obs.]
Macule (n.) A spot. [Obs.]
Macule (n.) (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Macule (v. t.) To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
Macula (n.; pl. Maculae.) A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
Macula (n.; pl. Maculae.) (Zool.) A rather large spot or blotch of color. macula lutea
Macule (n.) A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: macule, macula].
Maculose (a.) Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.