Collocations withmachine
These are words often used in combination withmachine.
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adding machine
Since adding machines are minimal, such an adding machine has to be equal to the closure of the trajectory of the turning point.
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automated machine
There is, therefore, a considerable market for automated machine tools and for automated machinery for steel works and for railways.
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automatic machine
Finally, there is the possibility of explicit, formally specified semantics that are intended for automatic machine processing.
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boring machine
For example: it is indeed appropriate that the axial transport of slurry back along the circumference of a tunnel boring machine should be accompanied by rotation of the outer surface.
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calculating machine
I was a little apprehensive at one time that he was about to criticise me for not being a sufficiently desiccated calculating machine.
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cigarette machine
He wanted her to buy a cigarette machine.
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cipher machine
She worked on developing an early cipher machine.
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coin-operated machine
Since the euro changeover, there has been a growing number of cases of fraudulent use of fake euro coins in coin-operated machines.
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complex machine
The first tendency is to build a complex machine that will simplify the operations and permit a more regular and controlled result.
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complicated machine
Every fraction of this complicated machine fits into the other parts; all the cogs mesh smoothly.
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computing machine
Consider the formal definition of an operational semantics for a nontrivial computing machine.
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copying machine
We can print the second on the same paper as the first, or use the copying machine this way.
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dialysis machine
A man was put on a dialysis machine and it was essential that he remain here for treatment.
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electronic machine
An electronic machine, in effect, is not a tool given to the musician without encumbrances.
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espresso machine
The pod is placed within a pod adapter in a normal espresso machine or inside the brewing chamber of a pod brewer.
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exercise machine
Despite these potential benefits, scientific studies evaluating the effectiveness of this exercise machine are limited.
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facsimile machine
Suddenly the facsimile machine pulses into action, chirping and buzzing, ejecting a printed page 30 seconds later.
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fighting machine
A modern fleet must be in touch with its base to be an efficient fighting machine.
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flying machine
Weather still good, we had the flying machine come on board today.
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gaming machine
Why should the duty on the 2p gaming machine be removed?
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giant machine
The platform organizes people from around the globe to work efficiently as a giant machine.
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grinding machine
My union has drawn my attention to a recent case concerning a man who died from cancer following his work as a grinding machine operator at an ochre works.
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gumball machine
He shrinks them and traps them inside a gumball machine.
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ice machine
A third mine another influence mine exploded below the ice machine room forward, delivering the final blow two minutes later.
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infernal machine
Vano's reports are an infernal machine that churns out possibilities.
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karaoke machine
You simply follow the lead of the karaoke machine.
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laundry machine
International student apartments are equipped with living facilities, including the kitchen, toilet, central heating, air conditioning, refrigerator and laundry machine.
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machine operator
Sensor-based monitoring is very useful when the machine operator/user has to control and monitor a machine in a remote or distributed environment.
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machine running
With low wages we cannot keep the machine running.
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machine shed
There is also a round machine shed on the same property.
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milling machine
Below the test section a steel channel section beam, oriented perpendicularly to the flow direction, was affixed to the bed of a milling machine.
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molecular machine
Though biology clearly demonstrates that molecular machine systems are possible, non-biological molecular machines are today only in their infancy.
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mowing machine
As the law stands, one needs a driving licence to push a motorised mowing machine and to pull a vehicle operated by pedestrians.
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popcorn machine
He has to cope with malfunctioning equipment, disappearing staff, and a broken popcorn machine, among other headaches.
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portable machine
It would be inappropriate to compare the costs of a portable machine designed for short-term use with conventional units designed for long-term use.
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powerful machine
As both a barrier and a sign, the hedge was a powerful machine of enclosure.
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propaganda machine
I do not regard that as a good idea because it could develop into a propaganda machine.
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recording machine
The central image shows the special recording machine in operation, with the sound waves coming from the speaker's mouth being converted into a groove on the zinc disc.
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self-replicating machine
The new self-replicating machine was built with the help of three of his students and certainly does not resemble the conventional robot.
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sophisticated machine
Such a sum will not buy many sophisticated machines designed to facilitate other types of farming.
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sorting machine
What has happened to the electronic sorting machine?
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support vector machine
Predicting protein secondary structure by a support vector machine based on a new coding scheme.
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telex machine
I need only a telex machine or a telephone.
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teller machine
To mention a simple example, few users would be happy if they had to speak aloud their pin code to the bank teller machine in the street.
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ultrasound machine
It is appropriate, from a practical point, to have one person manipulating the controls of the ultrasound machine and another attending to the patient.
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virtual machine
They require no changes to compiler, verifier or virtual machine.
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welding machine
They are very fine engineers and build the fastest welding machine in the world.
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x-ray machine
Charitable care could not compete with the x-ray machine.
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