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Definition of contrivance
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Contrivance
(n.) The act or
faculty
of
contriving,
inventing,
devising,
or
planning..
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Register
(n.) A
contrivance
for
automatically
noting
the
performance
of a
machine
or the
rapidity
of a
process.
Vane
::
Vane (n.) A
contrivance
attached
to some
elevated
object
for the
purpose
of
showing
which way the wind
blows;
a
weathercock.
It is
usually
a plate or strip of
metal,
or slip of wood, often cut into some
fanciful
form, and
placed
upon a
perpendicular
axis
around
which it moves
freely..
Cumbersome
::
Cumbersome
(a.) Not
easily
managed;
as, a
cumbersome
contrivance
or
machine..
Tremolo
::
Tremolo
(n.) A
certain
contrivance
in an
organ,
which
causes
the notes to sound with rapid
pulses
or
beats,
producing
a
tremulous
effect;
--
called
also
tremolant,
and
tremulant..
Jig
::
"Jig (n.) A
contrivance
fastened
to or
inclosing
a piece of work, and
having
hard steel
surfaces
to guide a tool, as a
drill,
or to form a
shield
or
templet
to work to, as in
filing..
Hopper
::
Hopper
(n.) A
vessel
for
carrying
waste,
garbage,
etc., out to sea, so
constructed
as to
discharge
its load by a
mechanical
contrivance;
--
called
also
dumping
scow..
Rule
::
Rule (n.) To mark with lines made with a pen,
pencil,
etc.,
guided
by a rule or
ruler;
to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other
contrivance
effecting
a
similar
result;
as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank
book..
Heater
::
Heater
(n.) Any
contrivance
or
implement,
as a
furnace,
stove,
or other
heated
body or
vessel,
etc., used to
impart
heat to
something,
or to
contain
something
to be
heated..
Fool-happy
::
Fool-happy
(a.)
Lucky,
without
judgment
or
contrivance..
Governor
::
Governor
(n.) A
contrivance
applied
to steam
engines,
water
wheels,
and other
machinery,
to
maintain
nearly
uniform
speed when the
resistances
and
motive
force are
variable..
Witcraft
::
Witcraft
(n.) Art or skill of the mind;
contrivance;
invention;
wit.
Action
::
Action
(n.) The
mechanical
contrivance
by means of which the
impulse
of the
player's
finger
is
transmitted
to the
strings
of a
pianoforte
or to the valve of an organ pipe.
Forecast
::
Forecast
(n.)
Previous
contrivance
or
determination;
predetermination.
Dexterous
::
Dexterous
(a.)
Skillful
in
contrivance;
quick at
inventing
expedients;
expert;
as, a
dexterous
manager..
Cyclostyle
::
Cyclostyle
(n.) A
contrivance
for
producing
manifold
copies
of
writing
or
drawing.
The
writing
or
drawing
is done with a style
carrying
a small wheel at the end which makes
minute
punctures
in the
paper,
thus
converting
it into a
stencil.
Copies
are
transferred
with an inked
roller..
Engineer
::
Engineer
(v. t.) To use
contrivance
and
effort
for; to guide the
course
of; to
manage;
as, to
engineer
a bill
through
Congress..
Providential
::
Providential
(a.)
Effected
by, or
referable
to,
divine
direction
or
superintendence;
as, the
providential
contrivance
of
thing;
a
providential
escape..
Regulator
::
Regulator
(n.) A
contrivance
for
regulating
and
controlling
motion,
as: (a) The lever or index in a
watch,
which
controls
the
effective
length
of the
hairspring,
and thus
regulates
the
vibrations
of the
balance.
(b) The
governor
of a steam
engine.
(c) A valve for
controlling
the
admission
of steam to the steam
chest,
in a
locomotive..
Injector
::
Injector
(n.) A
contrivance
for
forcing
feed water into a steam
boiler
by the
direct
action
of the steam upon the
water.
The water is
driven
into the
boiler
by the
impulse
of a jet of the steam which
becomes
condensed
as soon as it
strikes
the
stream
of cold water it
impels;
-- also
called
Giffard's
injector,
from the
inventor..
File
::
File (n.) The line, wire, or other
contrivance,
by which
papers
are put and kept in
order..
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