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compound machine

compound machine noun: any combination of simple machines operating together.

Noun

compound machine (plural compound machines)

  1. Any combination of simple machines operating together.

Forms of compound machine

pluralcompound machines

Questions about compound machine

What does compound machine mean?
Compound machine means any combination of simple machines operating together.
What part of speech is compound machine?
Compound machine is a noun.
What is the plural of compound machine?
The plural of compound machine is compound machines.

Words near compound machine in the dictionary

  1. compound keys
  2. compound labour
  3. compound larceny
  4. compound leaf
  5. compound leaves
  6. compound machine
  7. compound machines
  8. compound meter
  9. compound meters
  10. compound microscope
  11. compound microscopes

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