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kone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aboard adv On or into a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle.
  • device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  • machine noun A device with moving parts that uses energy to perform a task.
  • mechanical adj Relating to machines or the physical forces and motion they involve.
  • plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  • plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
  • works noun A factory or industrial site, or the group of such facilities belonging to one operation.

Senses

kone is used for these senses in English:

  • aboard On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [from ca. 1350—1470]
  • artificial intelligence (video games) A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player; AI.
  • base unit The main unit of a computer or hi-fi system.
  • device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
  • mechanical Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
  • plane (aircraft) An airplane; an aeroplane.
  • plant (slang, obsolete) A stash or cache of hidden goods.
  • works A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.

aboard — full definition

  1. adv On or into a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle.
  2. prep On or onto (a ship, plane, train, etc.).

device — full definition

  1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
  3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

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