*1. a. The structure of, or the relationship of the parts in, a machine, or in a construction or [[process]] comparable to a machine. (In early use chiefly with reference to natural [[systems]].) Now rare. | *1. a. The structure of, or the relationship of the parts in, a machine, or in a construction or [[process]] comparable to a machine. (In early use chiefly with reference to natural [[systems]].) Now rare. |