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Definisjon av contrivance

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Noun
contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
stratagem, dodge
strategy, scheme the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
pump-and-dump scheme an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises
contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
contrivance - an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
contrivance - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
gadgetry appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"
gimbal an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
injector a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
contrivance - the act of devising something
devisal
invention the act of inventing
contrivance - any improvised arrangement for temporary use
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arrangement the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
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Substantiv
contrivance - A mechanical device to perform a certain task.
contrivance - A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
contrivance - Something overly artful or artificial.

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  • contrivance
    An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.

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