Heath Robinson

Heath Robinson

(ˈrɒbɪnsən)

adj

(Mechanical Engineering) (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function

[C20: named after William Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist]

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Translations

Heath Robinson

[ˈhiːθˈrɒbənsən] ADJ [device etc] → aparatoso

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Heath Robinson

adj (inf) device, machine → wunderlich

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