Vorrichtung

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɪçtʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Vorrichtungen

Meaning

  1. device, mechanism

    • Die Vorrichtung öffnet die Tür automatisch.

      The device opens the door automatically.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mechanismus

Vorrichtung is more about a physical device or apparatus; Mechanismus is more about the abstract working mechanism.

Practice

1 What does Vorrichtung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ öffnet die Tür automatisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorrichtung?

noun

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