contraption

n.
A mechanical device; a gadget.

[Perhaps mock-Latinate blend of CONTRIVE and TRAP¹.]

noun

1. Something, as a machine, devised for a particular function: apparatus, appliance, contrivance, device. See machine.
2. A small specialized mechanical device: concern, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing. Informal doodad, doohickey, widget. Slang gizmo. See machine.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a device that very useful for a particular job
  Synonyms: appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tingest, indretning

Nederlands (Dutch)
apparaat

Français (French)
n. - machin, appareil, engin (péj, hum), machin (objet)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Apparat, Vehikel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συσκευή, (καθομ.) μαραφέτι, σύνεργο

Italiano (Italian)
aggeggio, apparecchio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aparelho (m) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
штуковина

Español (Spanish)
n. - dispositivo, artilugio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - apparat (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精巧的设计, 装置

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 精巧的設計, 裝置

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고안, 기묘한 기계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 新案

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز غريب أو معقد جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשיר מוזר‬

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