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noun

assembly

CEFR B2

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

In a sentence

Six example sentences with assembly, each labelled with its topic.

  • The technician slid the cooling assembly out of the server rack and found a cracked fan bracket inside it.

    Technology

  • Our hardware startup ships the battery and controller as one sealed assembly, so a repair means swapping the whole unit.

    Startups

  • Dust behind the lens meant the entire shutter assembly had to come out before the camera would fire again.

    Photography

  • The detector's central assembly weighs forty tons and had to be lowered into the cavern in one piece.

    Science

  • The pump's valve assembly is swapped as a unit, since the parts are too small to service by hand.

    Medicine

  • The revolving door arrives as one assembly, motor and glass together, and bolts straight to the lobby floor.

    Architecture

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