device
suomi-englanti sanakirjadevice englannista suomeksi
tehokeino
vaakunamerkki, tunnuskuva, tunnus
koristekuvio
laite
juoni, keksintö
Substantiivi
device englanniksi
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
1949. ''Geneva Convention on Road Traffic'' Convention on Road TrafficCHAPTER VI. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CYCLES IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC|Chapter VI. Provisions Applicable to Cycles in International Traffic
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A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
(RQ:King James Version)
{{quote-book|en|year=1827|author=Henry Hallam|title=s:The English Constitution|publisher=Harper
(quote-journal)
An explosive device, home-made bomb
{{quote-text|en|year=1979|author=Stiff Little Fingers|title=Suspect Device
{{quote-journal|en|date=September 3 2014|author=Cliodhna Russell|journal=The Journal|titleurl=http://www.thejournal.ie/army-bomb-disposal-cavan-1652559-Sep2014/|title=A viable device was found in Cavan today, it has now been made safe
{{quote-journal|en|date=August 3 2014|author=Louise Kelly; Conor Feehan|title=Suspect device found at shopping centre revealed as hoax|titleurl=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/suspect-device-found-at-shopping-centre-revealed-as-hoax-30480191.html|journal=Irish Independent
A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
(senseid) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. ''The Documentary History of the State of New York'' Documentary History of the State of New York/Volume I/Chapter I/Article III|Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes.
- The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.
Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
{{quote-book|en|year=1824|author=Walter Savage Landor|chapter=King Henry IV and Sir Arnold Savage|title=Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen|page=44
{{quote-text|en|year=1976|author=The Eagles|title=Hotel California
An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
1943 United States Post Office Department. ''A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 sic'', USGPO, Washington, p1:
- Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked "Paid" by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. ... To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.
{{quote-book|en|year=2001|month=06|author=Fraser Simpson|title=101 Cryptic Crosswords: From the New Yorker|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|isbn=9780806901862|page=6
{{quote-book|en|date=2013-11-07|author=Alan Connor|title=Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9780141977119
{{quote-book|en|date=2020-03-30|author=Denise Sutherland|title=Solving Cryptic Crosswords For Dummies|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780730384700|page=48
A spectacle or show.
(quote-book) (falsely attributed to (w))|title=Coronation (play)|The Coronation|passage=It will be out of faſhion to weare ſwords, / Maſques, and devices welcome, I ſalute you (..)
Opinion; decision.
(infl of)