ASSEMBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does assembly mean? 

• ASSEMBLY (noun)
  The noun ASSEMBLY has 6 senses:

1. a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

2. the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

3. a public facility to meet for open discussion

4. a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

5. a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together

6. the social act of assembling

  Familiarity information: ASSEMBLY used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASSEMBLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assembly"):

sub-assembly (a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product)

weldment (an assembly of parts welded together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

assembly; fabrication

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Antonym:

disassembly (the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A public facility to meet for open discussion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

assembly; forum; meeting place

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assembly"):

sabbat; witches' Sabbath (a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy)

coven (an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches)

court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)

Bench (the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively)

chamber (a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly)

council ((Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine)

deliberative assembly (an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion)

chapter (an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church)

States General (assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries)

Areopagus (the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court))

general assembly; law-makers; legislative assembly; legislative body; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A unit consisting of components that have been fitted together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The social act of assembling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

assemblage; assembly; gathering

Context example:

they demanded the right of assembly

Hypernyms ("assembly" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assembly"):

calling together; convocation (the act of convoking)

coming together; congress; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)

congregating; congregation (the act of congregating)

convening; convention (the act of convening)

concentration (bringing together military forces)

mobilisation; mobilization (act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action)

Antonym:

disassembly (the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery))

 Context examples 

After internalization, the DM1 moiety binds to tubulin, thereby disrupting microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics and inhibiting cell division and the proliferation of cancer cells that express the EGFRvIII mutant.

(Anti-EGFRvIII Antibody Drug Conjugate AMG 595, NCI Thesaurus)

After internalization, the mertansine moiety binds to tubulin and interferes with microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics.

(Anti-EGFR TAP Antibody-drug Conjugate IMGN289, NCI Thesaurus)

After internalization, the DM1 moiety binds to tubulin, thereby disrupting microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics and inhibiting both cell division and proliferation of cancer cells that express CD27L.

(Anti-CD27L Antibody-Drug Conjugate AMG 172, NCI Thesaurus)

CD3 zeta is one of several membrane-bound polypeptides found in the T-cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 complex and regulates the assembly of complete TCR complexes and their expression on the cell surface.

(Anti-CD20-CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing Autologous T-lymphocyte Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

After antibody-antigen interaction and internalization, the immunoconjugate releases DM4, which binds to tubulin and disrupts microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics, thereby inhibiting cell division and cell growth of FOLR1-expressing tumor cells.

(Anti-FOLR1-Monoclonal Antibody-Maytansinoid Conjugate IMGN853, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent that inhibits tumor growth by interfering with mitotic processes or the assembly of the mitotic machinery.

(Antimitotic agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Methisazone inhibits the synthesis of structural viral proteins and interrupts full assembly of mature virus.

(Methisazone, NCI Thesaurus)

Auora kinase inhibitor MLN8054 binds to and inhibits Aurora kinase A, resulting in disruption of the assembly of the mitotic spindle apparatus, disruption of chromosome segregation, and inhibition of cell proliferation.

(Aurora Kinase Inhibitor MLN8054, NCI Thesaurus)

Aurora kinase inhibitor BI 811283 binds to and inhibits Aurora kinases, resulting in disruption of the assembly of the mitotic spindle apparatus, disruption of chromosome segregation, and inhibition of cell proliferation.

(Aurora Kinase Inhibitor BI 811283, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes serine/threonine-protein kinase 6 protein, plays a regulatory role in the G2 and M phases of the cell cycle via involvement in mitotic entry, centrosome duplication and spindle assembly.

(AURKA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)