Translation
machine, vehicle, device; (military) weapon
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Word origin
From Latin ingenium ('innate quality, cleverness, device'). Related to English 'engine' and 'ingenious'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ingenium
- English cognates
- engine, ingenious, ingenuity
Grammar
Examples
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A construction vehicle was blocking the road.
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The firefighters arrived with three engines.
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What on earth is this contraption?
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Spacecraft are tested for years before launch.
désamorcé démineurs.
An explosive device was defused by the bomb disposal team.
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