The mechanical device, invented in the eighteenth century, allowed weavers to produce patterned cloth more efficiently.
这个十八世纪发明的机械装置使织布工能够更高效地生产带图案的布料。
Which choice best defines “device”?
A — Tool or gadget. “device” means tool or gadget.
Which word means “tool or gadget”?
A — device. “device” means tool or gadget.
device — tool or gadget. In Chinese: 器械，装置.
device is pronounced /dɪˈvaɪs/.
The mechanical device, invented in the eighteenth century, allowed weavers to produce patterned cloth more efficiently. (这个十八世纪发明的机械装置使织布工能够更高效地生产带图案的布料。)
instrument, apparatus, gadget — all close in meaning to device (tool or gadget).
Yes. device is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(strengthen)+vice(verb)