gadget

gadg·et

(găj′ĭt)

n.

A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.

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[Perhaps originally 19th century glassblowers' jargon gadget, spring-pressure clip at the end of a punty to hold the foot of a glass being blown without creating a mark, probably from French gâchette, pawl, tumbler in a gunlock, strike plate : gâche, strike plate, collar or bracket for a pipe (from Middle French gasche, strike plate, iron hook, from Old French, calk of a shoe or horseshoe, from Frankish *gaspia, buckle, clasp; akin to Middle Dutch gespe, probably (with metathesis) from Germanic *gapsō, *gipsō; akin to Old Norse geispa, to yawn, and gapa, to gape) + -ette, diminutive suffix (from Middle French, from Old French; see -ette).]

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gadg′et·y adj.

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gadget

(ˈɡædʒɪt)

n

1. a small mechanical device or appliance

2. any object that is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for its practical use

[C19: perhaps from French gâchette lock catch, trigger, diminutive of gâche staple]

ˈgadgety adj

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gadg•et

(ˈgædʒ ɪt)

n.

a usu. small mechanical or electronic contrivance or device; any ingenious article.

[1850–55; orig. uncertain]

gadg`e•teer′, n.

gadg′et•ry, n.

gadg′et•y, adj.

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gadget

- May come from French gachette, which is or has been applied to various pieces of mechanism, or from Gaget, the person who created the first so-called gadgets—miniature Statues of Liberty sold in Paris—or from a Navy term for a tool or mechanical device for which one could not recall the name.

See also related terms for mechanism.

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gadget

Radar equipment (type of equipment may be indicated by a letter as listed in operation orders). May be followed by a color to indicate state of jamming. Colors will be used as follows: a. green--Clear of jamming. b. amber--Sector partially jammed. c. red--Sector completely jammed. d. blue--Completely jammed.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gadget - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job appliance, contraption, contrivance, gismo, gizmo, widget, convenience device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" 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.) mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house

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gadget

noun device, thing, appliance, machine, tool, implement, invention, instrument, novelty, apparatus, gimmick, utensil, contraption (informal), gizmo (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), contrivance a handy gadget for slicing vegetables

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gadget

noun

A small specialized mechanical device:

concern, contraption, contrivance, gimmick, jigger, thing.

Informal: doodad, doohickey, widget.

Slang: gizmo.

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Translations

آلة لِفَتْح العُلَب

přístrojzařízení

dimsindretningtingest

Helferlein

gadgetinstrumentoutiltrucustensile

szerkentyû

apparat, tæki

aggeggiocongegno

ierīceietaise

teknisk hjelpemiddel

priprava

âlet

小器具小机械

gadget

[ˈ>gædʒɪt] N (= little thing) → artilugio m, chisme m; (= device) → aparato m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gadget

[ˈgædʒɪt] n → gadget m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gadget

n → Gerät nt, → Vorrichtung f, → Apparat m; with a lot of gadgets → mit allen Schikanen (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gadget

[ˈgædʒɪt] n → aggeggio, arnese m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gadget

(ˈgӕdʒit) noun

a usually small tool, machine etc. a useful gadget for loosening bottle lids. apparaat آلة لِفَتْح العُلَب приспособление dispositivo přístroj, zařízení das Apparätchen tingest; dims; indretning μικροσυσκευή, μαραφέτιaparato, dispositivo, artilugio asjandus وسیله مکانیکی laite gadgetהתקן जुगत, मशीन naprava, sprava szerkentyű alat apparat, tæki aggeggio 小道具 작은 기계 장치 įtaisas ierīce; ietaise alat gadgetinnretning, teknisk hjelpemiddel, greieprzyrząd, `patent` اّله، اسباب: سامان dispositivo gadget приспособление prístroj, zariadenie priprava naprava anordning, apparat, manick อุปกรณ์ขนาดเล็ก âlet 小巧的工具或機器等，小玩意兒 пристрій کوئی چھوٹا کل پرزہ یا مشین đồ dùng 小器具，小机械

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