CONTRAPTION


Meaning of CONTRAPTION in English

— contraptious , adj.

/keuhn trap"sheuhn/ , n. Informal.

a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.

[ 1815-25; perh. CONTR(IVANCE) + ( ad ) aption, var. of ADAPTATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .