- an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job
- a tracking/recording/listening device
- The new devices will be installed at US airports.
- electrical labour-saving devices around the home
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringa2- All new cars are now fitted with these safety devices.
- Police found several bugging devices in the room.
- a useful device for checking electrical circuits
- The device consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post.
- The device worked exactly as I'd hoped.
- a device to measure blood pressure
- The twentieth century saw the introduction of labour-saving devices around the home.
- This device enables pilots to navigate with pinpoint accuracy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clever
- ingenious
- labour-saving/labor-saving
- …
- be fitted with
- have
- connect
- …
- comprise something
- consist of something
- be designed to
- …
- device for
- a piece of computer equipment, especially a small one such as a smartphone
- You can store thousands of photos on your device.
- a portable/wireless device
- The waiter takes orders on a hand-held device.
- Now connect the device to your computer.
Extra Examples- The technology allows software systems to interact with wireless devices.
- The computer is sold with a printer / scanner and a backup storage device.
- You can edit your profile using any web-enabled device.
- A unique hardware identifier is given to each device in the network.
- All Bluetooth devices automatically detect one another's presence.
- a bomb or weapon that will explode
- A powerful device exploded outside the station.
- It was the world's first atomic device.
- Two bombers detonated their devices in the busy shopping centre.
- The device failed to detonate.
Extra Examples- improvised explosive devices
- A package containing an incendiary device was found on Tuesday night.
- An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clever
- ingenious
- labour-saving/labor-saving
- …
- be fitted with
- have
- connect
- …
- comprise something
- consist of something
- be designed to
- …
- device for
- a method of doing something that produces a particular result or effect
- Targeted advertising on social media is very successful as a marketing device.
Extra Examples- We use a range of devices for testing children's numerical ability.
- This was originally intended as a device for making sure taxes were paid on time.
- Direct mailing is extremely successful as a marketing device.
- They employ several successful management devices.
- Aid workers have to use whatever devices are available for making sure help gets to those most in need.
- a plan or trick that is used to get something that somebody wants
- The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
- This device can be seen as somewhat dishonest.
- a form of words that is intended to produce a particular effect in speech or writing
- a rhetorical device
- Metaphor and symbol are literary devices.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with sense (3)).
Idioms
See device in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee device in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishleave somebody to their own devices
- to leave somebody alone to do as they wish, and not tell them what to do
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