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assembly Definition

as·sem·bly (-blē)

noun pl. -·blies

  1. an assembling or being assembled
  2. a group of persons gathered together, as for worship, instruction, or entertainment
    1. a legislative body
    2. in some states of the U.S., the lower house of the legislature
  4. a fitting together of parts to make a whole, as in manufacturing automobiles
  5. the parts to be thus fitted together
  6. a call, as by bugle or drum, for soldiers to assemble in ranks
  7. the process of translating a computer program, written in assembly language, into machine language

Etymology: ME assemble < OFr assemblee < assembler: see assemble

adjective

designating or of a low-level computer language that uses words, abbreviations, etc. that are translated into machine language

assembly Synonyms

assembly

n.

  1. A gathering of persons

    assemblage, meeting, association; see gathering.

  2. The process of bringing parts together

    construction, piecing together, putting together, fitting in, joining, modeling, assembling, attachment, adjustment, collection, welding, soldering, molding, fixing, setting up, manufacture.

    Antonyms separation*, dismantling, wrecking. *

  3. An assembled mechanism

    arrangement, parts, equipment; see device 1, machine 1.

assembly Law Definition

n

  1. A group of people gathering, coming together, or meeting, or already so assembled, for a common purpose.
  2. A legislative body, especially, in many states, the lower house of the state legislature.
unlawful assembly
Three or more individuals gathering, coming together, or meeting with the common intention of committing a violent crime or some act, lawful or unlawful, that will breach the peace.

assembly Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • elect: He says an elected assembly " will allow the region to truly take control of its destiny " .
  • devolve: At present England has no devolved assembly or parliament such as exist in the other three nations of the United Kingdom.
  • adjourn: Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn. [ The Speaker ] The Assembly adjourned at 5.57 pm.
  • weld: Proprietary laser cutting and welding techniques were used for cutting and welding the single assemblies of the M1 Cell.

Adjective modifier

  • regional: Some English regions exhibit substantial support for their own regional assembly, whilst the issue is dead in others.
  • Welsh: Weekly Worker 516 Thursday February 19 2004 On the left of Wales Leanne Wood is a Plaid Cymru member of the Welsh assembly.
  • legislative: Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected to be active members of a legislative Assembly, working for their constituents in that Assembly.
  • constituent: With the support of the Left SRs the communists disperse the constituent assembly in the name of soviet power.
  • unelected: Political Editor Simon McGee reports on the little-known unelected regional assembly making increasingly big decisions on our behalf.
  • parliamentary: Feis Originally a parliamentary assembly in Ireland which later developed into a cultural and musical festival.

Modifies a noun

  • hall: The Lost Property room is found in the foyer to the new building outside the assembly hall next to the stairs.
  • election: New Labor are worried about the turnout in next year's Assembly elections.
  • instruction: Entertaining and fascinating, the kit includes full assembly instructions.
  • language: For example, you might write the source code in C, instead of assembly language.
  • jig: Each disk was mounted in the assembly jig and the modules were then assembled.

Noun used with modifier

  • self: These cages are flat pack thus requiring PART self assembly, this keeps carriage costs down.
  • spindle: Modulating valves have solid stainless steel equal percentage or linear characteristic control plug and spindle assemblies with stainless steel screw in body seats.
  • sub: A complete breakdown of the component is provided from sub assemblies through to the smallest individual part.
  • clutch: Now rock the engine axially and pull it backward about 5/6 inches until the input shaft clears the clutch assembly then lower away.
  • valve: Brush soapy water onto the flexible hoses and valve assembly.