gadgetry

[ gaj-i-tree ]

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noun

mechanical or electronic contrivances; gadgets: the gadgetry of the well-equipped modern kitchen.

Origin of gadgetry

First recorded in 1915–20; gadget + -ry

Words Nearby gadgetry

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How to use gadgetry in a sentence

Many small farms operate with slim profit margins and can’t or don’t want to invest in the latest gadgetry.
Farmers have more mouths to feed. Bring in the robots. | Dalvin Brown | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post
There’s a list a mile long of sleek gadgetry that promises to revolutionize the gritty work of conjuring food from the land.
Technology can help us feed the world, if we look beyond profit | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Any piece of consumer gadgetry is made up of many components from an array of manufacturers.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one | Verne Kopytoff | September 26, 2020 | Fortune
At some point, every young boy wants to save the world—or at least use cool superhero gadgetry to fight baddies.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cartoon Theme Songs and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But since this is set in our technologically assisted present, that love is mediated by gadgetry.
Love in the Time of iPod | Taylor Antrim | April 14, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

Hes interested, too, in the future superduper gadgetry, as this hilarious yarn attests.
Political Application | John Victor Peterson
There was only one desk but it was efficiently equipped with the latest in office gadgetry.
Subversive | Dallas McCord Reynolds
Trigger saw a long, low, plastic-covered table, clamps and glittering gadgetry.
Legacy | James H Schmitz
As has been indicated, the Signal Corps used all six systems, a panoply of gadgetry which must have been wondrous to behold.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments | Robert P. Multhauf
The two medics seemed determined literally to wall him in with gadgetry.
The Brain | Alexander Blade

British Dictionary definitions for gadgetry

gadgetry

/ (ˈɡædʒɪtrɪ) /

noun

gadgets collectively
use of or preoccupation with gadgets and their design

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