Combine
Encyclopedia
Combine may refer to:
- Combine harvesterCombine harvesterThe combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. The name derives from the fact that it combines three separate operations, reaping, threshing, and winnowing, into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn ,...
, used in agriculture - Combine carCombine carA combine car in North American parlance, most often referred to simply as a combine, is a type of railroad car which combines sections for both passengers and freight....
, a type of railway car - Combine (enterprise)Combine (enterprise)Combine has several related meanings:* A big industrial enterprise that combines several different enterprises that are related to each other by a technological process or through an administration....
, commercial institutions, especially in countries that belonged to the Soviet Bloc - The act of forming a trade unionTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
- The Combine, the hallucinated manifestation of oppression in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon asylum, the narrative serves as a study of the institutional process and the human mind, as well as a critique of Behaviorism and a celebration of humanistic principles. Written in 1959, the novel was adapted into a...
- The Combine, short-form name for the Draconis CombineDraconis CombineThe Draconis Combine is one of the five major factions known as Successor States in the fictional BattleTech universe. It is featured prominently in many BattleTech and MechWarrior products including tabletop games, video games, and novels...
. - Combine (Half-Life), an alien regime from the video game Half-Life 2
- NFL Scouting Combine, a short training camp used by NFL team scouts
- DiplexerDiplexerA diplexer is a passive device that implements frequency domain multiplexing. Two ports are multiplexed onto a third port . The signals on ports L and H occupy disjoint frequency bands...
(sometimes called a combiner), a device that combines radio frequency outputs - Combine paintingCombine paintingA combine painting is an artwork that incorporates various objects into a painted canvas surface, creating a sort of hybrid between painting and sculpture. Items attached to paintings might include photographic images, clothing, newspaper clippings, ephemera or any number of three-dimensional objects...
, type of painting in which 3-dimensional objects are part of the painted surface, closely associated with Robert Rauschenberg - Combine, TexasCombine, TexasCombine is a city in Dallas and Kaufman Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,788 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Combine is located at ....
See also
- Combined (disambiguation)
- Merge (disambiguation)
- Unite (disambiguation)