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conveyer

conveyer

1 3.7
A moving belt that carries things in a factory
  • noun
  • /kənˈveɪər/
  • US
translation icon : cinta transportadora
  • The last 60 orders are on the conveyer belt.
  • conveyer belt

Examples

  • "The plane will take off because the conveyer belt can't keep it stationary, no matter how fast it moves."

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  • And then it'll go down to a conveyer belt and be placed in a box that's specifically designed for that product.

  • Big Ben said: If a plane stands on a conveyer belt that accelerates, such that the plane remains stationary relative to the ground as its jets engage, can the plane take off?

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  • "How can infinity fit into what I want or what I think is concrete?" "How can events be separated into the convenience of singularity—a conveyer belt where I can judge each one to be good or bad and then wrap a little red bow around them?"

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  • Two additional solution elements—a system for capturing lost nuggets on the z-conveyer and a cart to capture waste at the Line 2 freezer entrance—had successful pilots and required no changes.

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  • The factory uses a conveyer belt to move products from one assembly line to another.

  • When the box reaches the end of the conveyer, it is ready to be packaged.

  • Workers monitor the conveyer to ensure that everything is running smoothly.

Synonyms

conveyor
vsconveyer
214 4.2

A machine with a moving belt that carries things from one place to another

is the simpler everyday description rather than a technical definition
conveyor belt
vsconveyer
30 2.8

A moving belt that carries things like boxes or luggage

is a more general, less technical way to describe the same belt
carousel
vsconveyer
7 3.5

A moving belt at an airport that brings checked suitcases to arriving passengers

is the general transport belt used in factories and other settings
luggage carousel
vsconveyer
1 3.3

A moving belt at an airport where passengers pick up their checked bags

is the general moving belt used for carrying objects beyond airport use
conveyer belt
vsconveyer
  • US
3.0

A moving band that carries things like luggage or boxes

uses a simpler, more general wording instead of a technical device term
luggage carrousel
vsconveyer
  • UK
3.4

A moving belt at an airport where people collect their checked bags

is the broad factory-focused moving belt rather than the airport-specific version
carrousel
vsconveyer
  • UK
3.9

A rotating belt at airports where people collect their luggage

is the straight industrial moving belt used mainly to transport objects in factories

Compounds

3.0

A moving band that carries things like luggage or boxes

Surface Forms

conveyer singular
conveyers plural

Morphology

conveyer = convey (transparent) = convey + er

Standard instrument/agent nominalization from the verb 'convey' yielding an instrument that conveys goods.

Etymology

Conveyer also names the machine that moves things and comes from the same root as convey, which means 'to carry'. Think of a conveyor belt as a moving belt that carries boxes, and you can see the same idea in vehicle, which also carries people or goods.