self-assembly

noun

The assembly of a retail product by the customer.

OriginEnglish assembly ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-assembly (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe assembly of a retail product by the customer.
  2. uncountableThe assembly of a biological or chemical material from a disorganized collection by means of interactions between the components.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autoassemblyself-built

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishassembly
  9. Englishself-assembly

From self- + assembly.

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APA

self-assembly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assembly

MLA

“self-assembly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assembly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-assembly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assembly.

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