"submachine" meaning in All languages combined

See submachine on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-submachine.wav [US]
Etymology: Shortened from submachine gun. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} submachine (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a submachine gun. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-submachine-en-adj-EAwvwCV4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-submachine.wav [US] Forms: submachines [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French machinebor. English machine English submachine From sub- + machine. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|machine|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French machinebor. English machine English submachine [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "machine", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "machine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "submachine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="submachine"> From sub- + machine. Head templates: {{en-noun}} submachine (plural submachines)
  1. A machine forming part of a larger machine.
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  2. A machine forming part of a larger machine.
    (computer science) A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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