con·triv·ance (k n-tr  vns)n. 1. a. The act of contriving. b. The state of being contrived. 2. Something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan. |
contrivance [kənˈtraɪvəns]
n
1. something contrived, esp an ingenious device; contraption
2. the act or faculty of devising or adapting; inventive skill or ability
3. an artificial rather than natural selection or arrangement of details, parts, etc.
4. an elaborate or deceitful plan or expedient; stratagem
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  contrivance - a device or control that is very useful for a particular jobdevice - 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 |
| 2. | contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem" | |
| 3. | contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" 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 | |
| 4. | contrivance - an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable" organization, arrangement, organisation, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" | |
| 5. | contrivance - any improvised arrangement for temporary use temporary hookup, patch - a connection intended to be used for a limited time arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" | |
| 6. | contrivance - the act of devising something invention - the act of inventing |
contrivance
Translations
contrivance [kənˈtraɪvəns] N (= machine, device) → artilugio m, aparato m; (= invention) → invención f, invento m; (= stratagem) → estratagema f
contrivance [kənˈtraɪvəns] n
(= scheme) → machination f, combinaison f
(= device) → appareil m, dispositif m
(= artificiality) [book, play, plot] → caractère m artificiel
contrivance
n
(= devising, scheming) → Planung f; (= invention) → Erfindung f; (= inventiveness) → Findigkeit f, → Erfindungsgabe f; a plan of his contrivance → ein seinem Kopf entstammender Plan; a device of his contrivance → ein von ihm erfundenes Gerät
(= plan, scheme) → List f
contrivance [kənˈtraɪv/əns] n (machine, device) → congegno; (scheme) → espediente m, stratagemma m
contrivance [kənˈtraɪv/əns] n (machine, device) → congegno; (scheme) → espediente m, stratagemma m
contrivance [kənˈtraɪv/əns] n (machine, device) → congegno; (scheme) → espediente m, stratagemma m
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