Vorrichtung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appliance noun A device, usually electrical, designed to perform a specific household or office task.
- contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- facility noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
- jig noun A lively folk dance, or the fast tune written for it, typically in 6/8 time.
- rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
- setup noun The way something is arranged or organized, or the equipment used for a particular purpose.
Senses
Vorrichtung is used for these senses in English:
- appliance An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
- contrivance A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- 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."
- facility The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]
- jig (music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
- rig Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
- setup Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
contrivance — full definition
- noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- noun Something overly artful or artificial.