συσκευή — meaning in English

English meaning

• appliance noun A device, usually electrical, designed to perform a specific household or office task.
• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

συσκευή is used for these senses in English:

• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• set A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.

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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