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väline — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  • handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  • implement verb To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.
  • instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • means noun A method, tool, or resource used to achieve a particular result.
  • medium noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
  • utensil noun A tool or implement used for a practical purpose, especially in cooking or eating.

Senses

väline is used for these senses in English:

  • device 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."
  • handle An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
  • implement A tool or instrument for working with.
  • instrument A device used to produce music.
  • instrument A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
  • mean Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
  • mean (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.[from 15th c.]
  • means An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]

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.

handle — full definition

  1. noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  2. noun A username or nickname someone uses online or over radio.
  3. verb To touch, hold, or manage something with the hands.
  4. verb To deal with or cope with a situation, person, or emotion.

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