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contrivance

 
(kən-trī'vəns) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of contriving.
    2. The state of being contrived.
  1. Something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan.

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noun

  1. Something, as a machine, devised for a particular function: apparatus, appliance, contraption, device. See machine.
  2. A small specialized mechanical device: concern, contraption, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing. Informal doodad, doohickey, widget. Slang gizmo. See machine.
  3. Something invented: brainchild, device, invention. See machine, make/unmake.

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n

Definition: plan, fabrication
Antonyms: disorganization

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - påfund, udtænken, opfinderevne

Nederlands (Dutch)
apparaat, slimmigheid, vernuft

Français (French)
n. - engin, stratagème, ingéniosité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gerät, Apparat, Erfindung, Plan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επινόηση, τέχνασμα, κόλπο, συσκευή, μαραφέτι

Italiano (Italian)
aggeggio, espediente, artificio, invenzione, trovata, ingegno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maquinação (f), artifício (m), dispositivo (m), sagacidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
приспособление, устройство, изобретательность

Español (Spanish)
n. - aparato, treta, estratagema, artefacto, invención, ingenio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anordning, inrättning, uppfinning, uppfinningsförmåga, knep

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发明, 想出的办法, 发明的才能

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發明, 想出的辦法, 發明的才能

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고안, 고안품, 계략

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 考案品, 考案, 計略, たくらみ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابتكار, تدبير, خطه, مكيدة, حيله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחבולה, כושר המצאה, מיתקן, אמצאה‬


 
 
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