impianto

Definitions of impianto
  1. noun
    the act of installing something (as equipment)
    synonyms: insediamento, istallazione
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    inizio, partenza, principio, promozione
    the act of starting something
  2. noun
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    synonyms: fabbrica, industria, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento, tessitura
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    fonderia
    factory where metal castings are produced
    segheria
    a mill for dressing logs and lumber
    cartiera
    a mill where paper is manufactured
    acciaieria
    a factory where steel is made
    armeria, arsenale
    a place where arms are manufactured
    cotonificio
    a textile mill for making cotton textiles
    laminatoio
    steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
    type of:
    fabbrica, industria, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  3. noun
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
    synonyms: fabbrica, industria, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento
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    birreria, birrificio
    a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
    distilleria
    a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
    fabbrica, industria, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento, tessitura
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    raffineria
    an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
    fonderia
    factory where metal castings are produced
    segheria
    a mill for dressing logs and lumber
    cartiera
    a mill where paper is manufactured
    acciaieria
    a factory where steel is made
    zuccherificio
    a refinery for sugar
    type of:
    complesso edilizio, stabilimento
    a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
  4. noun
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
    synonyms: apparato, apparecchiatura
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    bruciatore
    an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
    centrifuga, decantatore
    an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
    ciclostile, copiatrice, duplicatore
    apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
    incubatrice
    apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
    reattore, reattore nucleare
    (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
    pendolo
    an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
    depuratorio
    an apparatus for removing impurities
    distillatoio, distillatore
    an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
    telegrafo
    apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
    batisfera
    spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
    cero, torcia
    a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
    campana pneumatica
    diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air
    fax
    duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
    poligrafo
    duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
    metronomo
    clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
    fotocopiatrice
    a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
    type of:
    armamento, attrezzatura, dotazione, equipaggiamento
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
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