device

CEFRA2

/dɪˈvaɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An object or piece of equipment made for a purpose.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

Examples

  • I would like batteries for this device.

  • The device is attached fast to the ceiling.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [dɪˈvʌɪs]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."

  2. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

  3. An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

More examples

In context

  • You first need to install the app on your device.

  • 1949. Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Chapter VI. Provisions Applicable to Cycles in International Traffic Every cycle shall be equipped with: … (b) an audible warning device consisting of a bell …

  • 1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Documentary History of the State of New York Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes. The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English devis, devise, devyce, devys, devyse, from Old French devis and devise, from Latin dīvīsus, past participle of dīvidō (“to divide”). Doublet of devise (noun).