Какво означава contrivance на английски?

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contrivance Значение & определение

0 the act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that is arranged in this way:
- Because of the timing, I'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a coincidence.
- I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance.
- We stay dry using an ingenious little contrivance called an umbrella.

The plot depends on many ridiculous contrivances.
The whole thing was a contrivance of the government's media spin machine.
By his clever contrivance, they both arrived at the same time.
The light bulb is one of our most prized contrivances.
What does this little contrivance do?
Doctors used a variety of mechanical contrivances to let blood, such as a little folding knife called a "lancet".
With care and sensitivity he manages to juxtapose, place and transform his field recordings without contrivance.
In spite of the clear benefit with the use of 'unreal' examples, there is a persistent prejudice against such contrivance.