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यंत्र — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
  • 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.

Senses

यंत्र is used for these senses in English:

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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