gadgetry

gadgetry
noun see gadget

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • gadgetry — /gaj i tree/, n. mechanical or electronic contrivances; gadgets: the gadgetry of the well equipped modern kitchen. [1915 20; GADGET + RY] * * * …   Universalium

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  • gadgetry — gad|get|ry [ˈgædʒıtri] n [U] modern gadgets in general sometimes used in order to show disapproval ▪ I don t understand how all this electronic gadgetry works …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gadgetry — gadg|et|ry [ gædʒətri ] noun uncount small tools or pieces of equipment that do useful or impressive things: the latest electronic gadgetry …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gadgetry — noun (U) modern gadgets in general: I don t understand how all this electronic gadgetry works …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • gadgetry — gadget ► NOUN ▪ a small mechanical device or tool. DERIVATIVES gadgetry noun. ORIGIN probably from French gâchette lock mechanism or from French dialect gagée tool …   English terms dictionary

  • gadgetry — noun appliances collectively (Freq. 1) laborsaving gadgetry • Hypernyms: ↑appliance, ↑contraption, ↑contrivance, ↑convenience, ↑gadget, ↑gizmo, ↑gismo …   Useful english dictionary

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