rube goldberg machine

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Definition of rube goldberg machine in English English dictionary

A comical, overcomplicated machine which performs a simple task

Related Terms

Rube Goldberg machines

plural form of Rube Goldberg machine

Hyphenation

rube Gold·berg ma·chine

Turkish pronunciation

rub gōldbırg mışin

Pronunciation

/ˈro͞ob ˈgōldbərg məˈsʜēn/ /ˈruːb ˈɡoʊldbɜrɡ məˈʃiːn/

Etymology

() A Rube Goldberg machine which makes orange juice. Named for Rube Goldberg, an American cartoonist, who drew up many such machines.