RUBE GOLDBERG


Meaning of RUBE GOLDBERG in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.