装置 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apparatus noun A set of equipment or machinery used for a particular purpose.
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- installation noun The act of setting up equipment or software so it's ready for use.
Senses
装置 is used for these senses in English:
- apparatus A complex machine or instrument.
- apparatus (collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
- device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- installation Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
apparatus — full definition
- noun A set of equipment or machinery used for a particular purpose.
- noun A complex organizational or bureaucratic structure.
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.