Plural of device
regular plural
The plural of device is devices.
Forms of device
| Singular | device /dɪˈvaɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | devices /dəˈvaɪsɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Devices in a sentence
- Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly)
- These eight devices, and combinations thereof, account for nearly every kind of wordplay you will encounter in cryptic crosswords.2001 06, Fraser Simpson, 101 Cryptic Crosswords: From the New Yorker, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 6
- Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice.From the entry flow
- Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.From the entry liable
- The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.From the entry sneak
Meaning of device
- noun Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- noun A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
- noun A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us.".
Questions about the plural of device
- What is the plural of device?
- The plural of device is devices.
- Is device countable?
- Device is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: device (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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