AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

device

/dɪˈvaɪs/ Syllables: de·vice

English Illustration

Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A tool, machine, or method designed for a particular purpose or function.

Synonyms

tool instrument gadget

Antonyms

handicap obstacle

Translations

device in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

جهاز، أداة

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

شيء نصنعه أو نستخدمه لأداء مهمة معينة، مثل الهاتف أو الكمبيوتر.

Easy Explanation

A device is a tool or piece of equipment. Labs calibrate each measurement device before recording experimental results.

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Memory TipDevice sounds like devise — both involve designed tools or methods.

Contextual Examples

Each student registered the mobile device used to complete secure online examination modules.

The rhetorical device of contrast strengthened the speaker's argument in the keynote address.

Technicians replaced a faulty recording device before the next round of interviews began.

Word Families & Pronunciation