Definizione monolingua

contrivance

contrivance (plural contrivances)

1. a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
2. a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 266b.

     And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, — they too have come about by godlike contrivance.

3. something overly artful or artificial

Definizione dizionario contrivance

apparato

apparecchio

congegno

dispositivo

invenzione

Altri significati:

raising (money)

An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.

means, such as an elaborate plan plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective

(mechanical) device to perform a certain task

a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective

a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task