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 Definitions of contraption  [ənˈtræp ʃən]  

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Definition of 'contraption' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) contraption
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.

Etymology:  (1815–25; perh. contr (ivance ) +(ad)aption, var. of adaptation)

Definition of 'contraption' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job


Translation of 'contraption' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a strange machine or apparatus
He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: prakseersel, toestel Arabic flag Arabic: آلَة أو جِهاز غَريب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: приспособление
Brazilian flag Brazilian: geringonça Czech flag Czech: výmysl, vymyšlená věc German flag German: der Apparat
Danish flag Danish: tingest; indretning Greek flag Greek: περίεργο κατασκεύασμα, μα Spanish flag Spanish: artefacto, artilugio
Estonian flag Estonian: kaadervärk Farsi flag Farsi: دستگاه؛ ماشین Finnish flag Finnish: härveli
French flag French: machin, bidule Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִתקָן מְשוּנֶה Hindi flag Hindi: जुगत, यंत्र
Croatian flag Croatian: naprava, tehnička novotar Hungarian flag Hungarian: szerkezet Indonesian flag Indonesian: mesin
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tæki Italian flag Italian: congegno, aggeggio Japanese flag Japanese: 仕掛け
Korean flag Korean: 기묘한 장치 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mašina, įtaisas Latvian flag Latvian: rīks; ietaise
Malay flag Malay: mesin yang aneh Dutch flag Dutch: apparat Norwegian flag Norwegian: greie, dings, innretning
Polish flag Polish: machina Persian flag Persian: دستگاه؛ ماشین Pashto flag Pashto: دستگاه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: geringonça Romanian flag Romanian: drăcie; invenţie Russian flag Russian: (хитроумное) приспособлен
Slovak flag Slovak: krám, haraburda Slovenian flag Slovenian: one; skrpucalo Serbian flag Serbian: skalamerija
Swedish flag Swedish: apparat, manick, tingest Thai flag Thai: เครื่องมือ Turkish flag Turkish: zamazingo
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 奇妙的裝置 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: штукенція Urdu flag Urdu: انوكهى مشين
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: máy kỳ cục Chinese flag Chinese: 奇妙的装置

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