Dictionary entry
Device
Pronunciation: /dɪˈvʌɪs/
Pronunciation
/dɪˈvʌɪs/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) ကိရိယာ။ တန်ဆာပလာ။ လက်နက်။ လှည့်ကွက်။ ပရိယာယ်။ အကြံအဖန်။
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
- Secure your bike with this simple locking device.
- [device for] : A device for measuring humidity in the air
- [labour-saving device] : Labour-saving devices like the dishwasher and the microwave
- The device exploded only a short distance away from her.
- A nuclear device
- We needed a device to get him out of the house.
- Hitchcock employs various devices to build up suspense.