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CONVEYOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
Synonyms:
conveyer; conveyer belt; conveyor; conveyor belt; transporter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("conveyor" is a kind of...):
belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)
Domain category:
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conveyor"):
carousel; carrousel; luggage carousel; luggage carrousel (a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers)
Holonyms ("conveyor" is a part of...):
assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who conveys (carries or transmits)
Example:
the conveyer of good tidings
Synonyms:
conveyer; conveyor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("conveyor" is a kind of...):
courier; messenger (a person who carries a message)
Derivation:
convey ((of information) make known; pass on)