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assembly

assembly

112 3.9
A part made by putting smaller parts together, for example in machines
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛm.bli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conjunto
  • And when you take the fuel out of a reactor, you take a whole assembly out just like that.
  • engine assembly
  • parts and assemblies
  • bolted joint assembly

And then we build more complex chunks out of assemblies of simpler chunks.

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Examples

  • All right, next we have the arm assembly itself, so check this out guys.

  • Sheets of lead are carried off the assembly line by TROY, MARTIN, DAVID, Morse, and ARTHUR.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Up ahead, we have the vehicle assembly building.

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • A guy like me would look out of place on an assembly line.

    Absentia (2011)

  • So we're going to do a final assembly on this drawer.

  • We put our ratchet assembly in place.

  • Teams of five to six students were formed for the assembly of each colorimeter.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Inside the fuel assembly is another set of rods... called the ''control rods.''

    The China Syndrome (1979)

  • After checking the alignment, each of the ankle-foot assemblies was evaluated by field trials.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The engineer oversaw the assembly of the new machinery to ensure every part was fitted correctly.

Synonyms

assemblage
vsassembly
7 5.5

A group of things put together, like parts or materials

is a single constructed unit made by joining parts for machinery or building

Antonyms

disassembly
2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

Compounds

General Assembly
53 3.9

A group of representatives from every United Nations country where each country has one vote

assembly line
  • Specialized
39 3.2

A factory system where a product moves past workers who add parts

assembly plant
  • Specialized
8 3.2

A factory where parts are put together to make a product

general assembly
  • Formal
4 4.9

A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization

freedom of assembly
  • Formal
3 3.4

The right to meet peacefully with other people to express views, for example to protest

assembly hall
3 2.7

A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events

assembly language
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A computer language that tells a computer's hardware what to do and works for one kind of computer

legislative assembly
  • Formal
1 5.4

A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region

sub-assembly
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A group of parts put together to fit into a larger product

deliberative assembly
  • Formal
7.8

A formal meeting where members discuss and vote on issues

assembly program
  • Specialized
5.9

A computer tool that translates assembly language into code the computer can run

tail assembly
  • Specialized
7.0

The rear part of a plane that helps it stay steady and turn

How Complex

system
∞ 2.7
subsystem
  • Specialized
11 5.6
assembly
  • Specialized
112 3.9
module
101 3.7
component
447 3.4
part
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

assembly singular
assemblies plural

Morphology

assembly = assemble (transparent) = assemble + y

This sense refers to the result/product of assembling parts, a direct extension of the verb 'assemble' with a clear nominalizing function.

Etymology

Assembly comes from the root simul 'together' and the word assemble 'to put together'. So in factories an assembly is a group of parts put 'together' to make one unit.