sub-assembly
- noun
- /ˌsʌb əˈsɛm bl i/
- Specialized
- At each station, a sub-assembly, or component, is added to the engine.
And then those sub assemblies are then shipped to the customer and the customer installs them in their engine.
- And then those sub assemblies are then shipped to the customer and the customer installs them in their engine.
Examples
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After the rails are welded into any one of several two-dimensional configurations, the sub-assemblies are moved to the second welding operation, which is manual.
Academic text (1995) -
The engineers are responsible for assembling each sub-assembly before it is combined into the final product.
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And I've been doing this in some sub assemblies because it's way easier that way.
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And then those sub assemblies are then shipped to the customer and the customer installs them in their engine.
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The sub-assemblies are then welded into three-dimensional box frames and removed from the fixture.
Academic text (1995) -
Ten of these sub-assemblies could be put together to make a larger sub-assembly, and ten of the larger sub-assemblies constituted the whole watch.
Blog text (19) -
Ten of these sub-assemblies could be put together to make a larger sub-assembly, and ten of the larger sub-assemblies constituted the whole watch.
Blog text (19) -
Ten of these sub-assemblies could be put together to make a larger sub-assembly, and ten of the larger sub-assemblies constituted the whole watch.
Blog text (19) -
Hora had designed his watches so that he could put together sub-assemblies of about ten components each, and each sub-assembly could be put down without falling apart.
Blog text (19) -
Hora had designed his watches so that he could put together sub-assemblies of about ten components each, and each sub-assembly could be put down without falling apart.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
A part made separately and later added to a larger product
A smaller part of a larger program or system that works alone
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Etymology
Sub-assembly starts with sub- meaning 'under' or 'part of', and ends with assembly meaning 'a group brought together'. So it is a smaller unit of parts made to be joined into a larger product.