English > gadget: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. |
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Synonyms | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gizmo, gismo, widget |
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Narrower | gadgetry | appliances collectively |
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gimbal | An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips |
injector | A contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) |
mod con | modern convenience |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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Spanish | adminículo, aparato, armatoste, artilugio, dispositivo, gadget, gizmo, ingenio, utensilio |
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Catalan | aparell, dispositiu, enginy, fòtil, gadget, gizmo, maquineta |
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Nouns | gadgeteer | a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets |
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