appliances
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appliances, plural;
/əˈplīəns/,
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appliances, plural;
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A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one
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An apparatus fitted by a surgeon or a dentist for corrective or therapeutic purpose
- - electrical and gas appliances
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The action or process of bringing something into operation
- - the appliance of science could increase crop yields
Web Definitions:
- (appliance) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- (appliance) durable goods for home or office use
- (appliance) The act of applying; application; An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified); Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic ...
- (applianced) Furnished with appliances
- (Appliance) A household device operated by use of electricity or gas. Not included in this definition are components covered under central heating, central cooling or plumbing.
- (appliance) Any device used to influence the growth or position of teeth.
- (appliance) any removable dental restoration or orthodontic device.
- (Appliance) means any instrument, mechanism, equipment, part, apparatus, appurtenance, or accessory, including communications equipment, that is used or intended to be used in operating or controlling an aircraft in flight, is installed in or attached to the aircraft, and is not part of an ...
- (Appliance) Utilizationequipment that is normally built in standardized sizes or types and isinstalled or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions.Examples would be a clothes dryer, microwave, water heater, range/ovenetc.
- (Appliance) In dentistry, a device used to replace missing parts, to provide function, or for therapeutic purposes. They include dental prostheses, splints, and orthodontic appliances.
- (appliance) A device that operates by electricity. Includes lights and heaters, not just machines with moving parts.
- (Appliance) Term for fire suppression equipment used by firefighters to manage or direct a water stream.
- (Appliance) Machines such as refrigerator, dishwasher, sinks and others used to perform household tasks.
- (Appliance) Anything your orthodontist attaches to your teeth that moves your teeth or changes the shape of your jaw.
- (APPLIANCE) A device operated by electricity, oil, or gas, especially for use in the home or for performance of domestic chores.
- (Appliance (Appareil ménager)) Energy-consuming equipment used in the home for purposes other than air conditioning, centralized water heating and lighting. ...
- (Appliance) A combined hardware and software solution, with a dedicated task.
- (Appliance) A common industry name for a hairpiece.
- (Appliance) A device for converting one form of energy or fuel into useful energy or work.
- (Appliance) A device to convert fuel into energy and includes all components, controls, wiring and piping required to be part of the device by the applicable standard referred to in the Ontario Building Code
- (Appliance) A device worn by a dental patient during a course of treatment, but not as a substitute or reconstruction of oral or facial structures. For example, space maintainer, periodontal splints.
- (Appliance) A non-lighting item that, by its resistance, consumes electricity rather than just passing it on. So an appliance is not a fixture (for lighting) nor a device (for passing on). Examples: fax machine, garbage disposal, even a wired-in smoke alarm perhaps.
- (Appliance) A piece of equipment, commonly powered by electricity, used to perform a particular energy-driven function. ...
- (Appliance) A plastic bag that is attached to an opening through the skin of the abdomen to collect waste from an ostomy.
- (Appliance) A plastic bag which is affixed to a stoma and collects waste material (stool or urine) after ostomy surgery.