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ASSEMBLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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 2
Meaning:
The social act of assembling
Example:
they demanded the right of assembly
Synonyms:
assemblage; assembly; gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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"):
mobilisation; mobilization (act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action)
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)
Antonym:
disassembly (the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery))
Sense 3
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 4
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 5
Meaning:
A public facility to meet for open discussion
Synonyms:
assembly; forum; meeting place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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 6
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)
Context examples:
CD3 zeta is one of several membrane-bound polypeptides found in the TCR/CD3 complex, which regulates both the assembly of complete TCR complexes and their expression on the cell surface.
(Anti-CD19-CAR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
A geldanamycin analogue binds to HSP90, a chaperone protein that aids in the assembly, maturation, and folding of proteins.
(Anthracycline Antineoplastic Antibiotic, NCI Thesaurus)
Alisertib binds to and inhibits Aurora A kinase, which may result in disruption of the assembly of the mitotic spindle apparatus, disruption of chromosome segregation, and inhibition of cell proliferation.
(Alisertib, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes gamma-adducin protein, is involved in the modulation of actin-spectrin network assembly.
(ADD3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in cytoskeletal assembly.
(ADD3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The Drosophila gene Acf1 encodes ATP-dependent chromatin assembly factor large subunit, a component of the chromatin assembly complex involved in chromatin assembly/disassembly.
(ACF complex, NCI Thesaurus)
Alvespimycin binds to HSP90, a chaperone protein that aids in the assembly, maturation and folding of proteins.
(Alvespimycin, NCI Thesaurus)
Ansamitomicin P-3 binds to tubulin at the maytansine-binding site, thereby inhibiting microtubule assembly, inducing microtubule disassembly, and disrupting mitosis.
(Ansamitomicin P-3, NCI Thesaurus)
Like vinblastine, anhydrovinblastine targets and binds to tubulin and inhibits microtubule formation, resulting in disruption of mitotic spindle assembly and causing tumor cell cycle arrest in the M phase.
(Anhydrovinblastine, NCI Thesaurus)
“But you forget, mamma,” said Elizabeth, “that we shall meet him at the assemblies, and that Mrs. Long promised to introduce him.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
