transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg ]
adjective
also Rube Gold·berg·i·an -ˌbər-gē-ən, -ˌbərg-yən
Etymology: Reuben ( Rube ) L. Goldberg died 1970 American cartoonist
Date: 1931
: accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply
a kind of Rube Goldberg contraption…with five hundred moving parts — L. T. Grant
also : characterized by such complex means