What is a component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine called?
organ — A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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