Enginery

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪnɹi/

Definitions

1. The comprehensive framework of instruments and machines utilized in an industrial or mechanical setting is crucial for operation efficiency
2. A detailed network of machinery and mechanical devices that work collaboratively to fulfill a specific function
3. An organized collection of machines and tools designed to work together in producing or performing specific tasks

Etymology: "Enginery" is "engine" with the suffix "-ry", which turns a noun into a word for a collection or system of the thing named. An engine in the older sense was any contrivance or ingenious device, not specifically a motor, and it descends from Latin "ingenium", meaning natural talent or cleverness, the same root that gives "ingenious". So "enginery" originally pointed at the sum of clever contrivances, the apparatus built from human ingenuity. The suffix does the work here. Words ending in "-ry" such as "machinery", "artillery" and "scenery" share the pattern of gathering many items under one heading, and "enginery" follows that model exactly. Its meaning has stayed close to the literal sense, a body of devices working together toward a purpose.

Synonyms: machinery, equipment, apparatus, gear, mechanism

Antonyms: disassembly, dismantling, disorganization, inefficiency, disarray