əˈsemblɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1
the act or an
instance of assembling or
gathering together. 2 a a
group of persons gathered together,
esp. as a
deliberative body or a
legislative council. b a gathering of the
entire members of a school. 3 the assembling of a
machine or
structure or
its parts. 4
Mil. a
call to
assemble,
given by drum or bugle. øassembly
language Computing the low-level
symbolic code converted by an
assembler. assembly line
machinery arranged in stages by
which a
product is progressively assembled. assembly
room (or shop) a
place where a machine or its components are assembled. assembly rooms
public rooms in which meetings or
social functions are
held. [ME f. OF asemblee fem.
past part. of asembler: see ASSEMBLE]