gizmo

American  

[giz-moh] / ˈgɪz moʊ /

Or gismo

noun

Informal.

plural

gizmos

1. a gadget or device.

   What is this gizmo supposed to do?

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gizmo British  

/ ˈɡɪzməʊ /

noun

1. slang a device; gadget

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Etymology

Origin of gizmo

First recorded in 1940–45; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

While some spearers use radar and other high-tech gizmos, many just sit and wait for a sturgeon to pass under their shack before pouncing.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition to his standard arsenal of electrified gizmos and samples, a constant presence on the record is the hurdy-gurdy, a medieval instrument that generates a drone via a hand-cranked wheel that vibrates strings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Makers of sensors and other gizmos inside the iPhone are winning new business from AI companies such as OpenAI that are developing their own hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal

In other cases, the industrious gizmos recline in circulating baths of fluid, which ferries away the heat they generate, enabling them to function at very high speeds, known as "overclocking".

From BBC

Another competitor was a tech whiz who packed his plywood trimaran with electronic gizmos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• appliance
• contraption
• device
• instrument
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