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de⋅vice
[di-vahys] 
–noun
| 1. | a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, esp. a mechanical or electrical one. |
| 2. | a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose. |
| 3. | a crafty scheme; trick. |
| 4. | a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader: rhetorical devices. |
| 5. | something elaborately or fancifully designed. |
| 6. | a representation or design used as a heraldic charge or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like. |
| 7. | a motto. |
| 8. | Archaic. devising; invention. |
Origin:
1375–1425; b. late ME devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < AF, OF < L dīvīsa, fem. of dīvīsus; see division
1375–1425; b. late ME devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < AF, OF < L dīvīsa, fem. of dīvīsus; see division
Related forms:
de⋅vice⋅ful, adjective
de⋅vice⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
de⋅vice⋅ful⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. gadget. 2. project, design. 3. wile, ruse, artifice, stratagem, maneuver. 7. slogan, legend.
1. gadget. 2. project, design. 3. wile, ruse, artifice, stratagem, maneuver. 7. slogan, legend.
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| de·vice (dĭ-vīs') n.
[Middle English, from Old French devis, division, wish, and Old French devise, design, both from Latin dīvīsus, dīvīsa, past participle of dīvidere, to divide, separate; see divide.] |
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Device
De*vice"\, n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf. Devise, n.]1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. --Jer. li. 11. Their recent device of demanding benevolences. --Hallam. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. --Job v. 12. 2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance. I must have instruments of my own device. --Landor. 3. (a) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. (b) Improperly, an heraldic bearing. Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields. --Addison. A banner with this strange device - Excelsior. --Longfellow. 4. Anything fancifully conceived. --Shak. 5. A spectacle or show. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 6. Opinion; decision. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. Syn: Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project; stratagem; shift. Usage: -- Device, Contrivance. Device implies more of inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference to something worked out for exhibition or show; a contrivance usually respects the arrangement or disposition of things with reference to securing some end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their shields; contrivances are generally used to promote the practical convenience of life. The word device is often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device; contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as, a useful contrivance.
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Language Translation for : Device
Spanish:
aparato,
German:
das Gerät,
Japanese:
考案物
device
c.1290, from O.Fr. devis "division, separation, disposition, wish, desire," from L. divisus, pp. of dividere "to divide" (see divide). Sense of "method by which something is divided" arose in Fr. and led to modern meaning.
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Main Entry: de·vice
Pronunciation: di-'vIs
Function: noun
: a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform aspecial function
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device de·vice (dĭ-vīs')
n.
A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.
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device
peripheral
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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device
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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