assembly

as·sem·bly  (-smbl)

n. pl. as·sem·blies

1.

a. The act of assembling.

b. The state of being assembled.

2. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.

3. Assembly The lower house of the legislature in certain U.S. states.

4.

a. The putting together of manufactured parts to make a completed product, such as a machine or electronic circuit.

b. A set of parts so assembled.

5. A signal by bugle or drum for troops to come together in formation.

6. Computer Science The automatic translation of symbolic code into machine code.

7. Computer Science An assembly language.

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assembly

Noun

pl -blies

1. a number of people gathered together for a meeting

2. the act of assembling

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Assembly a company of persons together at one place, esp. for one purpose; a legislative body; any set of things. See also assemblage, bevy, company, diet, gathering, group, throng.

Examples: assembly of huge crags and hills, 1642; of stock jobbers, 1711.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	assembly - a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks sub-assembly - a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product weldment - an assembly of parts welded together
	2.	assembly - the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) fabrication construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling - the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
	3.	assembly - a public facility to meet for open discussion meeting place, forum facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
	4.	assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws Areopagus - the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court) States General - assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries chapter - an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church deliberative assembly - an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion council - (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine chamber - a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate" Bench - the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business coven - an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches sabbat, witches' Sabbath - a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
	5.	assembly - a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
	6.	assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" gathering, assemblage group action - action taken by a group of people mobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources" calling together, convocation - the act of convoking coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" congregating, congregation - the act of congregating convening, convention - the act of convening concentration - bringing together military forces disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling - the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"

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assembly

noun 1. gathering, group, meeting, body, council, conference, crowd, congress, audience, collection, mass, diet, rally, convention, flock, company, house, congregation, accumulation, multitude, throng, synod, hui N.Z. assemblage, conclave, aggregation, convocation, runanga N.Z.

noun 2. putting together, joining, setting up, manufacture, construction, building up, connecting, erection, piecing together, fabrication, fitting together

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In logistics, an item forming a portion of an equipment, that can be provisioned and replaced as an entity and which normally incorporates replaceable parts or groups of parts. See also component; subassembly.

Translations

assembly [əˈsɛmblɪ] n (= meeting) → reunión f; asamblea (= construction); montaje m

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assembly [əˈsɛmblɪ] n (= meeting) → rassemblement m (= parliament); assemblée f (= construction); assemblage m

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assembly [əˈsɛmblɪ] n → Versammlung f;

(of car, machine) → Montage f;

(of furniture) → Zusammenbau m

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assembly [əˈsɛmblɪ] n (= meeting) → assemblea (= construction); montaggio