English-Thai Dictionary

device

N อุปกรณ์  เครื่อง ประดิษฐ์  เครื่องใช้  กลไก  expedient gadget gismo ub-pa-kon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEVICE

n.[L.] 1. That which is formed by design, or invented; scheme; artificial contrivance; stratagem; project; sometimes in a good sense; more generally in a bad sense, as artifices are usually employed for bad purposes.
In a good sense:
His device is against Babylon, to destroy it. Jeremiah 51:11.
In a bad sense:
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job 5:12.
They imagined a mischievous device. Psalm 21:11.
2. An emblem intended to represent a family, person, action or quality, with a suitable motto; used in painting, sculpture and heraldry. It consists in a metaphorical similitude between the things representing and represented, as the figure of a plow representing agriculture.
Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields.
3. Invention; genius; faculty of devising; as a man of noble device.
4. A spectacle or show.

 

DEVICEFUL

a.Full of devices; inventive.

 

DEVICEFULLY

adv. In a manner curiously contrived.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEVICE

De *vice ", n. Etym: [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF. , division, plan, wish ), devise device (in sense 3 ), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf. Devise, n.]

 

1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. Jer. li. 11.Their recent device of demanding benevolences. Hallam. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job v. 12.

 

2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance. I must have instruments of my own device. Landor.

 

3. (a ) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. (b ) Improperly, an heraldic bearing. Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields. Addison. A banner with this strange device -Excelsior. Longfellow.

 

4. Anything fancifully conceived. Shak.

 

5. A spectacle or show. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

6. Opinion; decision. [Obs. ] Rom. of R.

 

Syn. -- Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project; stratagem; shift. -- Device, Contrivance. Device implies more of inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference to something worked out for exhibition or show; a contrivance usually respects the arrangement or disposition of things with reference to securing some end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their shields; contrivances are generally used to promote the practical convenience of life. The word device is often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device; contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as, a useful contrivance.

 

DEVICEFUL

DEVICEFUL De *vice "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of devices; inventive. [R.] A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. Chapman.

 

DEVICEFULLY

DEVICEFULLY De *vice "ful *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a deviceful manner. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

device

de vice |diˈvīs dəˈvaɪs | ▶noun 1 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, esp. a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment: a measuring device. • a bomb or other explosive weapon: an incendiary device. • archaic the design or look of something: works of strange device. 2 a plan, scheme, or trick with a particular aim: writing a public letter is a traditional device for signaling dissent. • a turn of phrase intended to produce a particular effect in speech or a literary work: a rhetorical device. 3 a drawing or design: the decorative device on the invitations. • an emblematic or heraldic design: their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun. PHRASES leave someone to their own devices leave someone to do as they wish without supervision. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided, ’ from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention, ’ found now only in leave a person to his or her own devices (which has become associated with sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

device

de ¦vice |dɪˈvʌɪs | ▶noun 1 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment: a measuring device. • a bomb or other explosive weapon: an incendiary device. 2 a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim: writing a letter to a newspaper is a traditional device for signalling dissent. • a form of words intended to produce a particular effect in speech or a literary work: a rhetorical device. 3 a drawing or design: the decorative device on the invitations. • an emblematic or heraldic design: their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun. • [ mass noun ] archaic the design or look of something: works of strange device. PHRASES leave someone to their own devices leave someone to do as they wish without supervision. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided ’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention ’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with sense 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

device

device noun 1 a device for measuring pressure: implement, gadget, utensil, tool, appliance, apparatus, instrument, machine, mechanism, contrivance, contraption; informal gizmo, widget, doohickey. 2 an ingenious legal device: ploy, tactic, move, stratagem, scheme, plot, plan, trick, ruse, maneuver, machination, contrivance, expedient, dodge, wile. 3 their shields bear his device: emblem, symbol, logo, badge, crest, insignia, coat of arms, escutcheon, seal, mark, design, motif; monogram, hallmark, trademark.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

device

device noun 1 a device for measuring rapid pressure fluctuations: implement, gadget, utensil, tool, appliance, piece of equipment, apparatus, piece of apparatus, piece of hardware, instrument, machine, mechanism, contrivance, contraption, invention, convenience, amenity, aid; informal gizmo, widget, mod con. 2 he found an ingenious legal device to avoid facing prosecution: ploy, plan, cunning plan, tactic, move, means, stratagem, scheme, plot, trick, ruse, gambit, manoeuvre, machination, intrigue, contrivance, expedient, dodge, artifice, subterfuge, game, wile; Brit. informal wheeze; archaic shift. 3 their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun: emblem, symbol, logo, badge, stamp, trademark, crest, insignia, coat of arms, escutcheon, seal, mark, figure, design, rune, logotype, logogram, monogram, hallmark, tag, motto, token, motif, colophon, ideogram.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

device

de vice /dɪváɪs /→devise 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C 1 «…するための /…の » 装置 , 仕掛け, 道具, 器具 «to do /for » ▸ a device to measure [for measuring ] wind speed 風速を計るための装置 ▸ a safety device 安全装置 ▸ a labor-saving device 労力を節約する道具 2 ｟かたく ｠ «…するための /…の » 工夫 , 計画, 手だて, 方策 ; 計略, たくらみ «to do /for » ▸ The device is doomed to fail .その計画 [たくらみ ]は絶対に失敗する 3 ｟主に英 報道 ｠爆弾, 爆発物 ▸ a nuclear device 核爆弾 ▸ an explosive device 爆破装置 ; 爆弾 4 (文学的 )特殊 [比喩 （ひゆ ）]表現 ;〘 劇 〙 (芸術効果を出すための )せりふ, 照明 ▸ Irony is a very common device .皮肉はとてもありふれた表現法である 5 図案, 模様, 意匠 ; (紋章などの )図柄 .6 〘コンピュ 〙デバイス 〘マウス ハードディスク プリンタなどの周辺機器 〙.l è ave A to A's ò wn dev í ces A 〈人 〉に好きに [勝手に ]やらせる ; Aの手腕にまかせる (!しばしば受け身で ) .～̀ dr í ver 〘コンピュ 〙デバイスドライバ 〘周辺機器を制御するプログラム 〙.