Contraption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛpɪhˌæŋɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntɹˈapʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntɹˈapʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛpɪhˌæŋɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convenience gizmo gadget appliance widget contrivance gismo

Word Forms

convenient	adjective	suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
gadgeteer	noun	a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Apparat

ein Gerät oder eine Steuerung, die für eine bestimmte Aufgabe sehr nützlich ist

🇫🇷French

bidule

un appareil ou une commande très utile pour un travail particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

artilugio

un dispositivo o control que es muy útil para un trabajo en particular

🇮🇹Italian

aggeggio

un dispositivo o controllo molto utile per un particolare lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

apparaat

een apparaat of besturingselement dat erg handig is voor een bepaalde taak

🇵🇹Portuguese

engenhoca

um dispositivo ou controle que é muito útil para um trabalho específico

🇷🇺Russian

изобретение

устройство или элемент управления, который очень полезен для конкретной работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोंटरापशन

एक उपकरण या नियंत्रण जो किसी विशेष कार्य के लिए बहुत उपयोगी है

🇮🇳Tamil

முரண்பாடு

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலைக்கு மிகவும் பயனுள்ள சாதனம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంట్రాప్షన్

నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగానికి చాలా ఉపయోగకరంగా ఉండే పరికరం లేదా నియంత్రణ

🇮🇳Marathi

आकुंचन

एखादे उपकरण किंवा नियंत्रण जे विशिष्ट कामासाठी अतिशय उपयुक्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોન્ટ્રાપ્શન

ઉપકરણ અથવા નિયંત્રણ કે જે ચોક્કસ કામ માટે ખૂબ જ ઉપયોગી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂಟ್ರಾಪ್ಶನ್

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಾಧನ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈരുദ്ധ്യം

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ജോലിക്ക് വളരെ ഉപയോഗപ്രദമായ ഒരു ഉപകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装置

对特定工作非常有用的设备或控制装置

🇯🇵Japanese

からくり

特定のジョブに非常に役立つデバイスまたはコントロール

🇰🇷Korean

신안

특정 작업에 매우 유용한 장치 또는 컨트롤

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiết bị kỳ lạ

một thiết bị hoặc điều khiển rất hữu ích cho một công việc cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การคุมกำเนิด

อุปกรณ์หรือการควบคุมที่มีประโยชน์มากสำหรับงานเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

alat

suatu perangkat atau kontrol yang sangat berguna untuk suatu pekerjaan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

gamit

isang aparato o kontrol na lubhang kapaki-pakinabang para sa isang partikular na trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

alat

peranti atau kawalan yang sangat berguna untuk kerja tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أداة غريبة

جهاز أو عنصر تحكم مفيد جدًا لوظيفة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

ساخت و ساز

دستگاه یا کنترلی که برای یک کار خاص بسیار مفید است

🇹🇷Turkish

mekanizma

belirli bir iş için çok faydalı olan bir cihaz veya kontrol

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתקָן מְשׁוּנֶה

מכשיר או שליטה שימושיים מאוד עבור עבודה מסוימת

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