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I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.
Mos Def

Meaning of "machine-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MACHINE-LIKE

machine-like  [məˈʃiːnˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACHINE-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Machine-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MACHINE-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of machine-like in the English dictionary

The first definition of machine-like in the dictionary is similar to an assembly of interconnected components arranged to transmit or modify force in order to perform useful work. Other definition of machine-like is similar to a device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force, esp a lever, screw, wedge, or pulley. Machine-Like is also similar to a mechanically operated device or means of transport, such as a car, aircraft, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACHINE-LIKE


balloon-like
bəˈluːnˌlaɪk
barnlike
ˈbɑːnˌlaɪk
beanlike
ˈbiːnˌlaɪk
cartoonlike
kɑːˈtuːnˌlaɪk
dawnlike
ˈdɔːnˌlaɪk
dunelike
ˈdjuːnˌlaɪk
faunlike
ˈfɔːnˌlaɪk
fawnlike
ˈfɔːnˌlaɪk
fernlike
ˈfɜːnˌlaɪk
harpoon-like
hɑːˈpuːnˌlaɪk
hornlike
ˈhɔːnˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
moonlike
ˈmuːnˌlaɪk
runelike
ˈruːnˌlaɪk
screenlike
ˈskriːnˌlaɪk
stone-like
ˈstəʊnˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
thornlike
ˈθɔːnˌlaɪk
unqueenlike
ʌnˈkwiːnˌlaɪk
urnlike
ˈɜːnˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACHINE-LIKE

machine moulding
machine operator
machine readable
machine screw
machine shop
machine stitch
machine time
machine tool
machine translation
machine washable
machine-assisted translation
machine-made
machine-stitch
machine-tooled
machineability
machineable
machineless
machineman
machineries
machinery

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACHINE-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
guitar-like
hammer-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
summer-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of machine-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «machine-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MACHINE-LIKE

Find out the translation of machine-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of machine-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «machine-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

机器般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maquinal
570 millions of speakers

English

machine-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मशीन की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلة تشبه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

машина - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

máquina -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যন্ত্রের মতো করে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme machine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesin seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

maschinenartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機械のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기계 등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesin kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயந்திரம் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मशीन सारखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

makine gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come macchina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak maszyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

машина - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca - mașină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηχανή - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

masjien -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maskin -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maskin -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of machine-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACHINE-LIKE»

The term «machine-like» is regularly used and occupies the 95.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MACHINE-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about machine-like

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QUOTES WITH «MACHINE-LIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word machine-like.
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Mos Def
I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACHINE-LIKE»

Discover the use of machine-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to machine-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rhetoric of Machine Aesthetics
Introduces a scheme of machine aesthetics, including classical industrial machines, high technology, and decaying machines, and then explores the rhetorical uses of these aesthetics.
Barry Brummett, 1999
2
Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything
Final Jeopardy is the entertaining, illuminating story of that computer and that epic match. It’s a classic tale of Man vs. Machine.
Stephen Baker, 2011
3
The Rotarian
So far as the body is concerned, a very considerable amount of machine-like work may be performed by the average man without detriment to any of his functions. Indeed, in many cases of continued repetition of action a certain amount of ...
4
Is a Robot an Appliance, Teammate, Or Friend? Age-related ...
Figure 1 shows images of robots that were given low, medium, and high scores for overall human-like and machine-like/mechanical appearance. The figure also contains an image of the robot rated highest on overall animal-like appearance.
Neta Ezer, 2008
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A Companion to American Technology
On a popular level, this theme was explored in Charlie Chaplin's film Modern Times (1936), in which an industrial worker goes bezerk, and engages in senseless, repetitive, machine-like behavior, like that of the assembly line where he ...
Carroll Pursell, 2008
6
Organizational Communication: Approaches and Processes
Think about a machine like a car engine. Every part of the engine has a specific function. For example, the carburetor or fuel injector is responsible for producing the proper mixture of gasoline and air. The spark plug is then responsible for ...
Katherine Miller, 2014
7
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
It isn't hard to imagine at least a few candidates for P: being machine-like, being composed of machines nested within other machines, having parts which are accurately adjusted to one another so that they accomplish certain ends. What shall ...
Michael J. Murray, Michael C. Rea, 2008
8
The Science of Web Surveys
Conversely, computers can easily maintain running tallies of answers, and they do this with greater accuracy than human interviewers; as a result, we consider this feature to be machine-like. We make this distinction between human-like and  ...
Roger Tourangeau, Frederick Conrad, Mick Couper, 2013
9
I'll Be Your Mirror: The Selected Andy Warhol Interviews ...
The reason I'm painting this way is that I want to be a machine, and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do. Was commercial art more machine-like? No, it wasn't. I was getting paid for it, and did anything they told me  ...
Kenneth Goldsmith, 2009
10
Making a Machine That Sees Like Us
There is also scientific merit in having a machine like this. It is not all fun and games. It can serve as a computational model in psychophysical experiments where the machine's performance can be compared with a human being's. When used ...
Zygmunt Pizlo, Yunfeng Li, Tadamasa Sawada, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACHINE-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term machine-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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NRL Lowdown Round 20: Who's on the cusp and who's on the block …
Who's not: The Storm clicked back to their clinical, machine-like best in the win against Penrith and Craig Bellamy may finally have landed on ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Stephen Greenhalgh challenges rival mayoral candidates to match …
“Sadiq is much more like Ken [Livingstone] in that machine-like ability,” he says. “Tessa has a huge amount of charisma, I like her an awful lot ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Robots evolve with pop-culture counterparts
"If you remove them, she's significantly less machine-like. It's like turning off the volume in a horror movie; suddenly you're not scared anymore," ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Trio stand between Spieth and history at Open Championship …
And surely Dustin Johnson, that machine-like ball striker who held the 36-hole lead, would be making hay, too, right? (Er, maybe not, but more ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
5
Wild, wacky day at British Open sees Dustin...
... rain-delayed second round and considering he'd been showcasing near-flawless, machine-like golf since Thursday morning, he looked like ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
6
Wild, wacky day at British Open sees Dustin Johnson take lead …
... rain-delayed second round and considering he'd been showcasing near-flawless, machine-like golf since Thursday morning, he looked like ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
The Way Forward | The Washington Post
During her 16 years as a federal judge, Huvelle had built a reputation for moving with machine-like efficiency through her cases, which have ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Reviews: Chemical Brothers, Barney McAll, Sydney Brass, Juan …
Opener Sometimes I Feel So Deserted is an anticlimactic teaser, as a whirring, machine-like rhythm and punchy guitar riff build tension amid ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Datebook: Hallucinogenic border imagery and a festival of …
... detailed graphite floral patterns as well as his later diagonal grids, which come together to evoke natural and machine-like landscapes. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
10
Time for Otter to find a forward gear
The Idaho Senate could not muster the votes to overturn the veto and these slot-machine-like horse racing terminals are still running. But the ... «Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, Jul 15»

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