GR translation: to take this most immachinate of techniques, the Rocket

[János Széky]

I think this is a turn on "inanimate", a central term for P. Inanimate is
what a machine is supposed to be as opposed to humans or organic life in
general. Now the rocket is human-like and kind of organic here, so it is
immachinate.

János

2016-03-23 8:03 GMT+01:00 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>:

> I'm leaning towards Monte's reading.
>
> The dictionary only lists "machinate" as a verb.  But the word
> "machination" has the following meaning:
>
> 3. A machine (esp. of war); a framework, mechanism, or apparatus. Also
> fig. Obs.
>
> which seems relevant.
>
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