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Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪs
Etymology
Old French devis, from Latin divisus, past participle of dividere (“‘to divide’”).
Noun
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Singular device |
Plural devices |
device (plural devices)
- Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.
- 1949. Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Chapter VI. Provisions Applicable to Cycles in International Traffic
- Every cycle shall be equipped with: ... (b) an audible warning device consisting of a bell ...
- A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Jeremiah 51:11
- His device is against Babylon, to destroy it.
- 1827 Hallam, Henry, The English Constitution, Harper
- Their recent device of demanding benevolences.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Job 5:12
- He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Jeremiah 51:11
- (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
- (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
- 1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Documentary History of the State of New York Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes.
- The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.
- 1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Documentary History of the State of New York Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes.
- (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
- (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
- 1943 United States Post Office Department. A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic], USGPO, Washington, p1:
- Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked "Paid" by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. [...] To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.
- 1943 United States Post Office Department. A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic], USGPO, Washington, p1:
- (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
- (obsolete) Opinion; decision.
- (obsolete) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
- 1824. Landor, Walter Savage "King Henry IV and Sir Arnold Savage" from Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, page 44
- Moreover I must have instruments of mine own device, weighty, and exceeding costly
- 1824. Landor, Walter Savage "King Henry IV and Sir Arnold Savage" from Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, page 44
Synonyms
- (piece of equipment): appliance, equipment, gadget, design, contrivance
- (project or scheme): scheme, project, stratagem, artifice
- (obsolete, power of devising): invention, contrivance
Derived terms
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Slovene
Noun
device f.
- genitive singular form of devica.
- nominative plural form of devica.
- accusative plural form of devica.
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