"time machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-time machine.wav [US] Forms: time machines [plural]
Etymology: Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 in his novel The Time Machine. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|H. G. Wells|in=1895|nat=British|occ=science fiction author}} Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 Head templates: {{en-noun}} time machine (plural time machines)
  1. (chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future. Translations (device used to travel in time): makinë kohe [feminine] (Albanian), آلَةُ زَمَن (ʔālatu zaman) [feminine] (Arabic), ժամանակի մեքենա (žamanaki mekʻena) (Armenian), zaman maşını (Azerbaijani), машы́на ча́су (mašýna čásu) [feminine] (Belarusian), টাইম মেশিন (ṭaim meśin) (Bengali), ribourzerez [feminine] (Breton), маши́на на вре́ме (mašína na vréme) [feminine] (Bulgarian), အချိန်ခရီးသွားစက် (a.hkyinhka.ri:swa:cak) (Burmese), အချိန်စက် (a.hkyincak) (Burmese), 時間機器 /时间机器 (si⁴ gaan³ gei¹ hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 時間機器 /时间机器 (shíjiān jīqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 時光機 /时光机 (shíguāngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), stroj času [masculine] (Czech), tidsmaskine [common-gender] (Danish), tijdmachine [feminine] (Dutch), tempomaŝino (Esperanto), ajamasin (Estonian), aikakone (Finnish), machine à explorer le temps [feminine] (French), machine à voyager dans le temps [feminine] (French), machine à remonter le temps [feminine] (French), დროის მანქანა (drois mankana) (Georgian), Zeitmaschine [feminine] (German), χρονομηχανή (chronomichaní) [feminine] (Greek), μηχανή του χρόνου (michaní tou chrónou) [feminine] (Greek), מְכוֹנַת זְמַן (m'khonát zmán) [feminine] (Hebrew), टाइम मशीन (ṭāim maśīn) [feminine] (Hindi), időgép (Hungarian), tímavél [feminine] (Icelandic), mesin waktu (Indonesian), ماشینِ زَمان (mâšin-e zamân) (Iranian Persian), meaisín ama [masculine] (Irish), macchina del tempo [feminine] (Italian), タイムマシン (taimumashin) (Japanese), タイムマシーン (taimumashīn) (Japanese), уақыт машинасы (waqıt mašıynası) (Kazakh), ម៉ាស៊ីនពេលវេលា (maasɨn peil veiliə) (Khmer), ម៉ាស៊ីនឆ្លងពេលវេលា (maasɨn chlɑɑng peil veiliə) (Khmer), 타임머신 (taimmeosin) (Korean), убакыт машинасы (ubakıt maşinası) (Kyrgyz), ເຄື່ອງຍ້ອນເວລາ (khư̄ang nyǭn wē lā) (Lao), māchina temporis [feminine] (Latin), laika mašīna [feminine] (Latvian), laiko mašina [feminine] (Lithuanian), casowa mašina [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), времеплов (vremeplov) [masculine] (Macedonian), временска машина (vremenska mašina) [feminine, plural] (Macedonian), mesin masa (Malay), magna tal-ħin [feminine] (Maltese), цаг хугацааны машин (cag xugacaany mašin) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), áigemašiidna (Northern Sami), tidsmaskin [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), wehikuł czasu [masculine] (Polish), máquina do tempo [feminine] (Portuguese), mașina timpului [feminine] (Romanian), маши́на вре́мени (mašína vrémeni) [feminine] (Russian), вре̏мепло̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), временска машина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrȅmeplōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vremenska mašina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), časostroj [masculine] (Slovak), stroj času [masculine] (Slovak), časovni stroj [masculine] (Slovene), máquina del tiempo [feminine] (Spanish), tidsmaskin [common-gender] (Swedish), мошини замон (mošin-i zamon) (Tajik), мошини вақт (mošin-i vaqt) (Tajik), เครื่องย้อนเวลา (krʉ̂ʉang-yɔ́ɔn-wee-laa) (Thai), zaman makinesi (Turkish), wagt maşyny (Turkmen), маши́на ча́су (mašýna čásu) [feminine] (Ukrainian), časowa mašina [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), ٹائِم مَشِین (ṭāim maśīn) [feminine] (Urdu), ۋاقىت ماشىنىسى (waqit mashinisi) (Uyghur), vaqt mashinasi (Uzbek), cỗ máy thời gian (Vietnamese), peiriant amser [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (informal) Something that appears to take a person or thing to another time, for example through nostalgia or delay. Tags: informal Derived forms: Tipler time machine Related terms: time travel, Einstein-Rosen bridge, wayback machine Coordinate_terms: DeLorean, Tardis
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          "word": "időgép"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "tímavél"
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "mesin waktu"
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          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "タイムマシン"
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          "roman": "taimumashīn",
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          "word": "タイムマシーン"
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        {
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
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          "roman": "waqıt mašıynası",
          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "уақыт машинасы"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
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          "lang": "Khmer",
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          "roman": "maasɨn peil veiliə",
          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "ម៉ាស៊ីនពេលវេលា"
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          "lang": "Khmer",
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          "roman": "maasɨn chlɑɑng peil veiliə",
          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "ម៉ាស៊ីនឆ្លងពេលវេលា"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "taimmeosin",
          "sense": "device used to travel in time",
          "word": "타임머신"
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        {
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          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "lang_code": "ky",
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      "lang_code": "se",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "áigemašiidna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вре̏мепло̄в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "временска машина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vrȅmeplōv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vremenska mašina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "časostroj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stroj času"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "časovni stroj"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "lang_code": "dsb",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "casowa mašina"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "lang_code": "hsb",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "časowa mašina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "máquina del tiempo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tidsmaskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "mošin-i zamon",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "мошини замон"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "mošin-i vaqt",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "мошини вақт"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "krʉ̂ʉang-yɔ́ɔn-wee-laa",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "เครื่องย้อนเวลา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "zaman makinesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "lang_code": "tk",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "wagt maşyny"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "mašýna čásu",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маши́на ча́су"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "ṭāim maśīn",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ٹائِم مَشِین"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "lang_code": "ug",
      "roman": "waqit mashinisi",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "ۋاقىت ماشىنىسى"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "vaqt mashinasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "word": "cỗ máy thời gian"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "device used to travel in time",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peiriant amser"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "The Time Machine"
  ],
  "word": "time machine"
}

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