What's the difference between appliance and device?

Appliance


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience.
  • (n.) The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This article examines the history of Dr. Crozat and his appliance, discusses the development and divergence in its use, and demonstrates this divergence with a few selected, documented case reports.
  • (2) It is not same to the stainless steel wire of traditional removable appliances which must be activated every time to produce a little tooth movement.
  • (3) Following orthodontic treatment the canine's incisal edge occlusion demonstrates the tip and torque present in the appliance that was used.
  • (4) The effects of maxillary protracting bow appliance were the maxillary forward movement associated with counter-clockwise rotation of the nasal floor and the mandibular backward movement associated with clockwise rotation.
  • (5) Adjustment of posterior arch width and dental alignment, using semi-rapid maxillary expansion by means of an upper removable appliance, to co-ordinate the anticipated positions for the arches.
  • (6) There was a significant increase in gingival index at day 21 in areas where the appliance covered the gingival margin.
  • (7) The appliance provides the orthodontist with an extensive range of options in treatment mechanics--from anchorage conservation and rapid movement of limited tipping by light forces to translation or stabilization with precise three-dimensional control.
  • (8) An infant with a complete unilateral cleft of the lip and palate underwent maxillary expansion treatment using an oral orthopedic appliance.
  • (9) Six individuals wore the appliances while rinsing daily with a neutral 0.2% NaF solution for 4 wk.
  • (10) Although prostheses are not anatomical avatars, careful appliance prescription and training, coordinated with the child's growth and developmental changes, can optimize the benefits the child derives from the prosthesis.
  • (11) Orthodontic closure of the space from both sides was performed with fixed appliance, leaving the remaining central incisor in the midline.
  • (12) Far too frequently, however, the clinician limits his appliance design to a selective number of appliances with which he is conversant and attempts to modify any one of them to fit a specific situation.
  • (13) The treatment effects of continuous bite jumping with the Herbst appliance in the correction of Class II malocclusions have been analysed in previous investigations.
  • (14) Conservative treatment consists of exercises and shoe appliances.
  • (15) Experience from the use of feeding plates for babies with cleft palate and from the treatment of dysphagia in patients recovering from stroke led to the design of a simple intraoral appliance.
  • (16) Three cases of asphyxial deaths as a result of aspiration of dental appliances are presented.
  • (17) Although the muscles of untreated children also showed shifts of mean frequency to lower frequency values as a function of time, there was a greater downward shift of mean frequency in those treated with functional appliances.
  • (18) Annual savings in tonnes of CO 2 Install 2 kilowatt solar PV panels 0.4 Buy a new A++ refrigerator if yours is more than 4 years old, and only use a small-screen TV 0.1 Use LED or fluorescent lights where you currently have halogen lights installed 0.1 Buy an automated system to turn off appliances when not in use; get a meter that shows actual energy use and use it to monitor your household 0.1 Only use your washing machine and dishwasher when full to capacity and at lowest temperature 0.1 Never use the tumble dryer 0.1 Get rid of the freezer if you can, and replace your small appliances with "eco" varieties 0.1 Car (1.5 tonnes of CO 2 ) There is one car for every two people in the UK, and each one travels an average of about 9,000 miles a year.
  • (19) The mandible does tend to rotate in a counterclockwise manner following enucleation of four first premolars without appliance therapy.
  • (20) The purpose of the study was to analyse and compare deep overbite correction in adult patients carried out by a straight wire appliance and the segmented arch technique as recommended by Burstone.

Device


Definition:

  • (n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
  • (n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
  • (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.
  • (n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
  • (n.) Anything fancifully conceived.
  • (n.) A spectacle or show.
  • (n.) Opinion; decision.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thirty-two patients (10 male, 22 female; age 37-82 years) undergoing maintenance haemodialysis or haemofiltration were studied by means of Holter device capable of simultaneously analysing rhythm and ST-changes in three leads.
  • (2) The reason for the rise in Android's market share on both sides of the Atlantic is the increased number of devices that use the software.
  • (3) Core biopsy with computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound (US) guidance may be such an alternative, particularly when a spring-loaded firing device is used.
  • (4) Socially acceptable urinary control was achieved in 90 per cent of the 139 patients with active devices in place.
  • (5) Good fixation was obtained in 4 cases using Steffee's devices.
  • (6) The image was altered in the expected way, which means that the device is suitable for investigating the possibilities of different filters to improve the diagnostic ability.
  • (7) Streaming is shown to occur in water in the focused beams produced by a number of medical pulse-echo devices.
  • (8) A device allowing pressure to be applied to a local skin site where the skin blood flow is followed using laser Doppler flowmetry is described.
  • (9) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
  • (10) The Nd-Yag-Laser seems to be a useful device in transsphenoidal surgery due to its potent coagulation effect and comfortable handling.
  • (11) However, localizing a functional region with PET has been severely limited by the poor resolving properties of PET devices.
  • (12) The devices worked as well on postphlebitic legs as on normal ones.
  • (13) Ten patients have undergone abdominal proctocolectomy with the formation of an ileal reservoir anastomosed onto the anal canal using a stapling device.
  • (14) The lack of pedestrian crossing devices, crosswalks, or sidewalks, however, was not associated with an increased risk.
  • (15) He added that 45% of traffic to Local World's extensive portfolio of websites – 76 newspaper sites, 26 This is … sites and 400 hyper local sites – comes from mobile devices.
  • (16) The latter animals were raised in an automated feeding device (Autosow) with an artificial diet simulating the nutritional composition of sow milk.
  • (17) "Android’s gain came mainly at the expense of BlackBerry, which saw its global smartphone share dip from 4 percent to 1 percent in the past year due to a weak line-up of BB10 devices," said Strategy Analytics' senior analyst Scott Bicheno.
  • (18) The authors consider that this device increases safety during this potentially hazardous procedure by eliminating the flammable polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube and cottonoid packings most frequently used during this procedure.
  • (19) A training device is used in conjunction with an exercise program to teach muscle control for retention of a mandibular denture.
  • (20) We also used an optical device to stabilize images of the real world upon the retina.