Dictionary entry

Devices

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvʌɪs/

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvʌɪs/

Myanmar Meaning

(n[pl]) ကိရိယာများ

Definition

device /dÇ'vaÇs/ n ၁။ ကိရိယာ။ တန္ဆာပလာ။ လက္နက္။ a device for measuring pressure ❍ a labour-saving device ❍ an explosive device ❍ a nuclear device (eg a nuclear bomb or missile). ❍ machine ၂။ လွည့္ကြက္။ ပရိယာယ္။ အႀကံအဖန္။ a stylistic device commonly used by the author. ❏ leave sb to their own devices/to themselves [ IDM ] (အခ်ဳပ္အခ်ယ္မရိွ) လႊတ္ေပးထားသည္။ Pupils were left to their own devices while the teacher was looking for the missing book.

Examples

  1. Secure your bike with this simple locking device.
  2. [device for] : A device for measuring humidity in the air
  3. [labour-saving device] : Labour-saving devices like the dishwasher and the microwave
  4. The device exploded only a short distance away from her.
  5. A nuclear device
  6. We needed a device to get him out of the house.
  7. Hitchcock employs various devices to build up suspense.