A household device operated by use of electricity or gas. Not included in this definition are components covered under central heating, central cooling or plumbing. In commercial applications, equipme [..]

  A piece of equipment, commonly powered by electricity, used to perform a particular energy-driven function. Examples of common appliances are refrigerators, clothes washers and dishwashers, conventi [..]

any removable dental restoration or orthodontic device.

1560s, "action of putting into use," from apply + -ance. Meaning "instrument, thing applied for a purpose" is from 1590s.

tool used to carry out a specific task.

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job durable goods for home or office use The act of applying; application; An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) [..]

Machines such as refrigerator, dishwasher, sinks and others used to perform household task.

Any device which contains and uses a Class I or Class II ozone-depleting substance as a refrigerant and which is used for household or commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, refrigerator, [..]

piece of equipment which may require connection to a plumbing system

(n) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job(n) durable goods for home or office use

Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in standardized sizes or types, that is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, deep frying, etc.

An item of current-using equipment.

Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in standardized sizes or types, that is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing [..]

A device worn by a dental patient during a course of treatment, but not as a substitute or reconstruction of oral or facial structures. For example, space maintainer, periodontal splints.

Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in standardized sizes or types, that is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing [..]

A device that performs a well-defined function, and is simple to install and operate.ARP

Loose-fitting removable Orthodontic Appliances which redirect the Pressures of the facial and Masticatory Muscles onto the Teeth and their supporting structures to produce improvements in Tooth arrang [..]

Extraoral devices for applying force to the Dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary Traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise pos [..]

Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the Muscle forces against the Teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular action to effe [..]

Devices used for influencing Tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminolog [..]

<dentistry> Anything the orthodontist attaches to your teeth to move your teeth or to change the shape of your jaw (05 Mar 2000)

means any instrument, mechanism, equipment, part, apparatus, appurtenance, or accessory, including communications equipment, that is used or intended ...

A device used in the home to perform domestic chores, such as a clothes dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, toaster, etc.

Small item used to compensate for reduced functionality, such as a hearing aid or colostomy pouch.

Anything that is attached to your teeth that moves your teeth or corrects your bite.

An Item of current using equipment other than a luminaire or an independent motor. These are generally not industrial and normally built in standardized sizes or types, which are installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions.

The act of applying; application. An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified). Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or dev [..]

See stoma bag.