Device — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌmbəld/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈaɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌmbəld/.

Examples

the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
a device intended to conserve water
he would stoop to any device to win a point

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gimmick twist

Parts of Speech

noun	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose “the device is small enough to wear on your wrist”
noun	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
noun	any clever maneuver “he would stoop to any device to win a point”
noun	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
noun	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) “he was recognized by the device on his shield”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gerät

ein Instrument, das für einen bestimmten Zweck erfunden wurde

🇫🇷French

appareil

un instrument inventé dans un but particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

dispositivo

un instrumento inventado para un propósito particular

🇮🇹Italian

dispositivo

uno strumento inventato per uno scopo particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

apparaat

een instrument dat voor een bepaald doel is uitgevonden

🇵🇹Portuguese

dispositivo

um instrumento inventado para um propósito específico

🇷🇺Russian

устройство

инструмент, изобретенный для определенной цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपकरण

किसी विशेष प्रयोजन के लिए आविष्कार किया गया उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিভাইস

একটি বিশেষ উদ্দেশ্যে উদ্ভাবিত একটি যন্ত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதனம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நோக்கத்திற்காக கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

పరికరం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రయోజనం కోసం కనుగొనబడిన పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

साधन

एका विशिष्ट हेतूसाठी शोध लावलेला वाद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપકરણ

કોઈ ખાસ હેતુ માટે શોધાયેલ સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಧನ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಆವಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപകരണം

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ആവശ്യത്തിനായി കണ്ടുപിടിച്ച ഒരു ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੰਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਧਨ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آلہ

ایک آلہ جو کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے ایجاد کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

设备

为特定目的而发明的工具

🇯🇵Japanese

デバイス

特定の目的のために発明された手段

🇰🇷Korean

장치

특정 목적을 위해 발명된 수단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiết bị

một công cụ được phát minh cho một mục đích cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

อุปกรณ์

เครื่องมือที่ประดิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อจุดประสงค์เฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perangkat

suatu sarana yang diciptakan untuk tujuan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

aparato

isang instrumentalidad na naimbento para sa isang partikular na layunin

🇲🇾Malay

peranti

alat yang dicipta untuk tujuan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جهاز

أداة تم اختراعها لغرض معين

🇮🇷Persian

دستگاه

ابزاری که برای هدف خاصی اختراع شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

cihaz

belirli bir amaç için icat edilen bir araç

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶתקֵן

מכשיר שהומצא למטרה מסוימת

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The primary meaning of 'device' is 'an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose'.

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'device' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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