- Device - Work instruments - of Apparatus - Things provided as means to some end. - Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or
utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex
instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action
or operation; machinery; mechanism. - A collection of organs all of which unite in a common
function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
- dashboard dial - dashboard gauge - Implement - That by means of which any work is performed, or result
is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a
mechanic; astronomical instruments. - A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are
produced; as, a musical instrument. - A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to
some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a
deed, contract, writ, etc. - One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused
to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent.
- To treat, work, or operate with the hands,
especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand
work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus. - To control the action of, by management; as, to
manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market;
also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts,
or election returns. - To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand
work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in
scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also,
specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.