га́джет — meaning in English

English meaning

• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• gadget noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.

Senses

га́джет is used for these senses in English:

• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• gadget Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.

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.

gadget — full definition

1. noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
2. noun A general word for a device or gizmo whose exact name someone can't recall.

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