device

[ dih-vahys ]
/ dɪˈvaɪs /

noun

Origin of device

1375–1425; blend of late Middle English devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin dīvīsa, feminine of dīvīsus; see division

OTHER WORDS FROM device

de·vice·ful, adjective de·vice·ful·ly, adverb de·vice·ful·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH device

device devise

Example sentences from the Web for device

British Dictionary definitions for device

device
/ (dɪˈvaɪs) /

noun

Word Origin for device

C13: from Old French devis purpose, contrivance and devise difference, intention, from deviser to divide, control; see devise

Medical definitions for device

device
[ dĭ-vīs ]

n.

A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.

Idioms and Phrases with device

device

see leave to someone's own devices.