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- nouncontraption (noun) · contraptions (plural noun)
- a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe:"repairing stereos and making contraptions out of spare electronic bits"
Originearly 19th century: perhaps from contrive (on the pattern of pairs such as conceive, conception), by association with trap.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe:
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- A contraption is a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use1. It can refer to mechanical or electronic devices, and is synonymous with terms like gadget, gizmo, and widget2. The word is often used informally to describe something strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use: strange contraption What's that strange contraption in the garage?dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/contrap…Synonymous with both gadget and gizmo, and widget too, in referring to mechanical and electronic devices, contraption is also one of a raft of terms people reach for when talking about various human-made bits and bobs, whether mechanical or not. (It's thought to have possibly been formed as a blend of contrivance, trap, and invention.)www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contraptionPhonetic (Standard)IPA noun a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device. contraption / kənˈtræpʃən / noun informal. a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvisedwww.dictionary.com/browse/contraption
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