Definitions for DEVICES
de·vices

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1. devicesnoun

   an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

   "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"

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1. devices

   Devices are objects, tools, or pieces of equipment designed to perform a specific task or function. They can be manually operated or powered by electricity or other forms of energy. Devices can range from simple tools like hammers or scissors to complex machinery like computers or smartphones.

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1. devicesnoun

   Plural noun of device.

   The family had a number of devices in the home that required a monthly data contract so they put them all into one family data bundle with their broadband provider.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Inclination

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DEVICES' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4141

How to pronounce DEVICES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DEVICES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEVICES in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEVICES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of DEVICES in a Sentence

1. Kasey Breidenthal:

   That’s concerning not only for temperature but also for people who are on oxygen or do need electronic devices for their health.

2. Manuel Emch:

   Interest in metiers d'art has grown strongly over recent years in line with interest in all things crafted and more individualistic, it's a natural evolution for the watch too. Since we have all these devices giving us the time, the watch is becoming more of a decorative piece. Besides, movement development is so time and investment-intensive that to make the mechanically unique is rarely possible in the way it is with metiers d'art.

3. Shawn DuBravac:

   We've had more progress in voice-activated digital assistants in the last 30 months than in the first 30 years, word recognition accuracy has improved from nearly zero percent in the 1990s to 75 percent in 2013 to about 95 percent today - enabling these devices to enjoy immense consumer adoption.

4. Ime Archibong:

   Contrary to claims by the New York Times, friends' information, like photos, was only accessible on devices when people made a decision to share their information with those friends.

5. Richard Nugent:

   And we’re saying use it, on short term put them on cruise missiles that we have that are sitting there in warehouses because we’ve removed the nuclear devices off them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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