What does "assembly" mean?
A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
Assembly
/əˈsɛmb.li/ name, noun
name, noun ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
- Grammar: assembly is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: gathering, a great number, advisory body, aggregation.
- Useful contrasts: mechanical component, mechanical part, mechanical systems.
- Usage evidence: The assembly consisted of people concerned about human rights.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device. countable, uncountable
"In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly."
- 2 the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) wordnet
- 3 The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements. countable, uncountable
"instructions for assembly"
- 4 the social act of assembling wordnet
- 5 A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. countable, uncountable
"school assembly"
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- 6 a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit wordnet
- 7 A legislative body. countable, uncountable
"the General Assembly of the United Nations"
- 8 a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together wordnet
- 9 A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble. countable, uncountable
- 10 a public facility to meet for open discussion wordnet
- 11 Ellipsis of assembly language. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 12 a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose wordnet
- 13 A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States. US
"Nevada Assembly"
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
mechanical componentmechanical partmechanical systemsmolecular fragmentation
Example
"The assembly consisted of people concerned about human rights."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "assembly"?
Common synonyms include: gathering, a great number, advisory body, aggregation, aggregation, aggregations.
How do you use "assembly" in a sentence?
The assembly consisted of people concerned about human rights.
How do you pronounce "assembly"?
Pronounced /əˈsɛmb.li/.
Etymology
From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y.