device
- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪs/
- Specialized
- Their flags had the device of a bee: Westron, our nearest neighbors.
They're not really paying attention to any sort of pattern building and our device.
- They're not really paying attention to any sort of pattern building and our device.
Examples
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Among the Luba, oral traditions most closely associated with royal history were dependent upon visual memory devices.
Academic text (1996) -
Canonized in art, the missionary's hat remains a prestigious device and an easily recognized marker of Ogboni membership.
Academic text (2002) -
So you know, the symbol for this device would be like this, OK.
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This Sword Device is pretty, isn't it?
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The three men with him had brought similar hoods, embroidered with the same beast device, but in red.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hot wind rippled the silk; moonlight showed a device she knew: Shield and Sheaf, the banner of Raeth.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artist included a beautiful heraldic device on the family crest.
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During the ceremony, the bride wore a dress adorned with an elegant device representing her family's heritage.
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In the fair, each booth displayed a unique device to showcase the organization's identity.
Synonyms
A sign or symbol that shows who something belongs to
A visible thing with a design that represents a group, idea or quality
A clear feature that helps you recognize someone or something
A special symbol like a family shield that shows who the group is
A picture or symbol shown on a shield to represent a family
A design on a shield that identifies a family or organization
A picture or symbol on a shield that shows who a family is
Compounds
A machine that uses electricity to process or send information like phones and computers
- Specialized
A part that helps a missile or vehicle find and move toward a target
A piece of equipment that protects people from injury, like an airbag or seatbelt
- Specialized
A machine that helps a person take air into their lungs when they cannot do it themselves
- Specialized
A small object or bit of explosive used to start a larger explosion
- Specialized
A small program that lets a computer use hardware like a printer or keyboard
- Specialized
A man-made part that replaces a missing body part, for example a leg or a tooth
- Specialized
A tool that uses light to make things easier to see like microscopes or cameras
- Specialized
Something that sends computer information so people can see or hear it, like a screen
- NSFW
Something people use to prevent pregnancy, like a condom or diaphragm
- Specialized
An electronic machine like a printer that connects to a computer to let you enter, see or save information
- Specialized
An electronic part made from a material that partly conducts electricity and controls its flow in circuits, like transistors
- Specialized
A tool used to put information into a computer, like a keyboard or mouse
- Specialized
A thing about a device you can measure under certain conditions, like how much power it uses
- Specialized
A machine that uses electricity and moving parts to do work, like an elevator
- Specialized
A climbing tool that automatically locks and stops the rope if a climber falls
- Specialized
A machine that automatically controls the path of a vehicle like a missile or aircraft
- Specialized
A device that takes information into a computer and sends information out, like a printer or touchscreen
- Specialized
A machine like a keyboard or printer that moves information between a computer and a user
- Specialized
A machine like a keyboard or monitor that sends data into and out of a computer
- Specialized
A test that asks people to say what unclear pictures or situations show to reveal hidden feelings
- Jargon
A tube-shaped tool that controls a climbing rope to stop falls or lower someone
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Device once meant a 'design' or pattern and comes from Latin dividere 'to divide' via Old French, so picture a shield where shapes are arranged to show a family. That's why device can mean an emblem or family design.