Submachine
adj, noun
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A machine forming part of a larger machine.
- 2 A machine forming part of a larger machine.; A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
"In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]"
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to a submachine gun. not-comparable
"The body of one of the dead crewmen bounced and rolled a little as the submachine rounds ripped into it."
Example
More examples"In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sub- + machine.
Etymology 2
Shortened from submachine gun.
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