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Look up devise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Devise may refer to: To invent something A disposal of real property in a will and testament, or the
Devise
Property given by will
A devise is the act of giving property by will, traditionally referring to real property. A bequest is the act of giving property by will, usually referring
Devise_and_bequeath
A specific devise is a devise of a distinct piece of real estate to a certain person or persons. It is analogous to a specific legacy, but is limited (by
Specific_devise
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his council drew up a "Devise for the Succession" to prevent the country's return to Catholicism. Edward
Edward_VI
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Devise (French pronunciation: [dəviz]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Devise is situated on the D45 road
Devise,_Somme
Method of theatre-making originating from collaboration
Devised theatre – frequently called collective creation – is a method of theatre-making in which the script or (if it is a predominantly physical work)
Devised_theatre
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
La Devise (French pronunciation: [la dəviz]) is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, southwestern France. The municipality was established
La_Devise
French cleric
Augustin-César d'Hervilly de Devise (1708 – 11 October 1742, in Château de Voisenon) was a French cleric. d'Hervilly de Devise was from a noble family from
Augustin-César D'Hervilly de Devise
Augustin-César_D'Hervilly_de_Devise
American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (/hoʊmz/; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the
Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Sr.
Anglican doctrinal statement
The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion (commonly abbreviated as the Thirty-nine Articles or the XXXIX Articles), finalised in 1571, are the historically
Thirty-nine_Articles
Unique numeric book identifier since 1970
within a country. The first version of the ISBN identification format was devised in 1967, based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) created in
ISBN
Former president and COO of Theranos (born 1965)
Elizabeth Holmes. He and Holmes fraudulently represented that they had devised a revolutionary blood test that required only small amounts of blood, such
Sunny_Balwani
The U.S. Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise is a committee established by Congress in 1955 after the late Associate Justice Oliver
U.S. Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise
U.S._Permanent_Committee_for_the_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Devise
American health-technology company, 2003–2018
at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company falsely claimed that it had devised blood tests that could be performed rapidly and accurately while requiring
Theranos
Computer system that receives and forwards requests
additional benefits such as load balancing, privacy or security. Proxies were devised to add structure and encapsulation to distributed systems. A proxy server
Proxy_server
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
world, objecting that "God does not play dice". Second, he attempted to devise a unified field theory by generalizing his geometric theory of gravitation
Albert_Einstein
Practitioner of engineering
word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). Ir is an honorific of an engineer in countries
Engineer
Official motto of Quebec
province de Québec a une devise dont elle est fière et qu'elle aime à graver au fronton de ses monuments et de ses palais. Cette devise n'a que trois mots:
Je_me_souviens
Lagos's Ministry
government ministry of Lagos, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Energy and Mineral Resources. The Ministry
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Lagos)
Ministry_of_Energy_and_Mineral_Resources_(Lagos)
Indian astrophysicist and politician (1893–1956)
16 February 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist and politician who helped devise the theory of thermal ionisation. His Saha ionisation equation allowed astronomers
Meghnad_Saha
native speakers should be used with caution, because it is not possible to devise a coherent set of linguistic criteria for distinguishing languages in a
List of languages by number of native speakers
List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
Gujarati comedy movie
for conducting loyalty tests on females. His friend Nilay urges him to devise an elopement plan for his girlfriend. Things take a complicated turn when
Ajab_Raat_Ni_Gajab_Vaat
Complicated set of real numbers
In mathematics, the Markov spectrum, devised by Andrey Markov, is a complicated set of real numbers arising in Markov Diophantine equations and also in
Markov_spectrum
Part of the advertising industry
grids developed by Foote, Cone, Belding (FCB) (see below) and another devised by Rossiter and Percy, and which is an extension of the FCB approach. These
Advertising_management
French painter (1859–1891)
December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used
Georges_Seurat
Public park in Massachusetts, United States
Mary Cummings: Fourth, To the City of Boston, Massachusetts, I give and devise all the land together with the buildings thereon, in the City of Woburn
Mary_Cummings_Park
Facilitas is a facility in devising appropriate language to fit any speaking or writing situation. The art of facilitas was most notably taught by Quintilian
Facilitas
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. Research is a systematic work to create new knowledge or devise new applications of knowledge. However, colloquially it could also refer
Research_(disambiguation)
German polymath (1646–1716)
of calculus. In addition to his work on calculus, he is credited with devising the modern binary number system which is the basis of modern communications
Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
languages should therefore be used with caution, as it is not possible to devise a coherent set of linguistic criteria for distinguishing languages in a
List of languages by total number of speakers
List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers
American biotechnology company
biotechnology company with a focus on the biology of aging, attempting to devise interventions that may enable people to lead longer and healthier lives
Calico_(company)
American screenwriter, producer, and television creator
studied theater directing at Columbia University and participated in a devised theater program in Johannesburg, South Africa. Levy began her career as
Louisa_Levy
Wording that is devised to be understood in two ways
entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, one of which is typically obvious, and the other
Double_entendre
Note-taking system developed at Cornell University
Cornell method, Cornell way or just Cornell notes) is a note-taking system devised in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cornell University
Cornell_Notes
Fictional set of rules by Isaac Asimov
(often shortened to The Three Laws or Asimov's Laws) are a set of rules devised by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, which were to be followed by robots
Three_Laws_of_Robotics
Japanese businessman and engineer (1912–1990)
Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. He devised the seven wastes (or muda in Japanese) as part of this system. He wrote
Taiichi_Ohno
"Fill-in-the-blank" language learning technique
subject of extensive academic literature; nonetheless, teachers commonly devise ad hoc tests. A language teacher may give the following passage to students:
Cloze_test
National day of remembrance
have served". Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
Anzac_Day
Lifestyle plan
Diet (also known as the New Sonoma Diet) is a lifestyle plan that was devised by nutritionist Connie Guttersen, and is a derivation of the Mediterranean
Sonoma_diet
political parties in the 1790s. Americans were especially innovative in devising new campaign techniques that linked public opinion with public policy through
Political parties in the United States
Political_parties_in_the_United_States
Former Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana
constituency in Haryana until 2008. Later parts of it came under the newly devised Bhiwani–Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency. Bhiwani List of constituencies
Bhiwani Lok Sabha constituency
Bhiwani_Lok_Sabha_constituency
European football competition
associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies and give nations competitive encounters with equally
UEFA_Nations_League
Personality construct
Christie and Florence L. Geis created the construct in the 1960s. They devised a set of statements to study variations in human behaviors and named it
Machiavellianism_(psychology)
English trusts law case
principle of certainty for a will, known then as a "devise". Richard Lester wrote a testament to devise a house to the eldest son of his nephew, Randal Minshull
Minshull_v_Minshull
Science-fiction novel series by Isaac Asimov
waning days of a future Galactic Empire, the mathematician Hari Seldon devises the theory of psychohistory, a new and effective mathematics of sociology
Foundation_(novel_series)
Fad diet
The Dukan Diet is a high-protein low-carbohydrate fad diet devised by Pierre Dukan. The Dukan diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet with four
Dukan_Diet
British police procedural TV series (1991–2006)
Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, it stars Helen Mirren
Prime_Suspect
System of phonetic notation
system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association, starting in the late 19th century
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
American semi-automatic rifle
General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised". The M1 replaced the (bolt-action) M1903 Springfield as the U.S. service
M1_Garand
Village in Illinois, United States
Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park enacted an Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to racially integrate the village and prevent white flight. Oak
Oak_Park,_Illinois
system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation
IPA consonant chart with audio
IPA_consonant_chart_with_audio
The Bournonville method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Danish ballet master August Bournonville. August Bournonville trained
Bournonville_method
British men's magazine, founded 1995
Maxim (stylized in all caps) is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the United Kingdom in 1995, but based in New York City since
Maxim_(magazine)
Exercise therapy
The Feldenkrais Method (FM) is a type of movement therapy devised by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984) during the mid-20th century. The method is claimed
Feldenkrais_method
Type of security model
the interconnectedness of all the different factors that impact them. To devise a robust information assurance program, one must consider not only the security
McCumber_cube
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by Livius Andronicus, the innovator of Latin literature. The word Plautine
Plautus
British non-profit research consultancy
research and consultancy that helps private and public sector organisations devise ULEV strategies. Founded in 2005, Cenex is headquartered in Loughborough
Cenex
Natural history museum in Manhattan, New York
is a private 501(c)(3) organization. The naturalist Albert S. Bickmore devised the idea for the American Museum of Natural History in 1861, and, after
American Museum of Natural History
American_Museum_of_Natural_History
Indicator for the complexity of texts
passage of written English. The Plain English proponent, Rudolf Flesch devised the Reading-Ease test to evaluate the readability of an English text. Later
Flesch–Kincaid readability tests
Flesch–Kincaid_readability_tests
Topics referred to by the same term
witches Jennet Device (fl. 1612), witness at the trial of the Pendle witches Devise (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Device
Steganography method
or the Baconian cipher is a method of steganographic message encoding devised by Francis Bacon in 1605. In steganography, a message is concealed in the
Bacon's_cipher
1960 film by René Clément
home. As Tom becomes obsessed with Philippe's luxurious lifestyle, he devises a plan to take over Philippe's life. Purple Noon received positive reviews
Purple_Noon
1960 British TV comedy series
series devised by Anthony Newley and made by ATV, first transmitted by the ITV network between 22 October and 26 November 1960. Newley devised the central
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
The_Strange_World_of_Gurney_Slade
French writer, collector, historian and genealogist
Paradin (c. 1510 – 1573), was a French writer, collector of emblems or "devises", historian, and genealogist. Paradin was born in Cuiseaux (Saône-et-Loire)
Claude_Paradin
Unit of energy
the exact value 1.602176634×10−19 J. Historically, the electronvolt was devised as a standard unit of measure through its usefulness in electrostatic particle
Electronvolt
Plan in case something unexpected occurs
plan, or alternate plan, also known colloquially as Plan B, is a plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan. It is often used
Contingency_plan
Arrangement of steering linkages
Erasmus Darwin may have a prior claim as the inventor dating from 1758. He devised his steering system because he was injured when a carriage tipped over
Ackermann_steering_geometry
Composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These annual reports were devised and launched by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq in 1990, and had the
Human_Development_Index
Postulate in particle physics
"zigzag world line description of pair annihilation" was independently devised by E. C. G. Stueckelberg at the same time. The idea is based on the world
One-electron_universe
Post town in England
under the control of the Postmaster General directed Sir Rowland Hill to devise the area in 1856 and throughout its history it has been subject to reorganisation
London_postal_district
Used to describe characteristics of a phenomenon being studied
and neutrons to devise this categorical scheme. We now take for granted the periodic table, yet it took descriptive research to devise it. Descriptive
Descriptive_research
9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church
Cyril_and_Methodius
1969 Indian film
constant arguments, and deceit. Recognizing the toxicity, Prasad and Saroja devise a clever ruse to force a family partition. The rest of the story follows
Aadarsa_Kutumbam
East India Company policy of annexation of princely states
The Doctrine of Lapse was an imperialist annexation policy devised by the British East India Company to expand its empire in India. in the Indian subcontinent
Doctrine_of_lapse
2000 Indian film
announcement by his brother Bapusaheb. In a twist, Lakshya and his assistant Ranga devise a plan: frame Lakshya as the murderer, collect the reward, and then use
Khatarnak_(2000_film)
2D cellular automaton devised by Brian Silverman
Brian's Brain is a cellular automaton devised by Brian Silverman, which is very similar to his Seeds rule. Brian's Brain consists of an infinite two-dimensional
Brian's_Brain
1989 novel by Katherine Dunn
for her daughter Miranda. When the business begins to fail, the couple devise an idea to breed their own freak show, using various drugs and radioactive
Geek_Love
Statistical measure of reliability
and a measure of the internal consistency of tests and measures. It was devised by the American psychometrician Lee Cronbach. Today it enjoys such wide-spread
Cronbach's_alpha
Government ministry of India
and programmes for the development and regulation of civil aviation. It devises and implements schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air
Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)
Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)
Act of the Parliament of England
established by the Act of Succession. Edward VI meant to bypass this act in his "Devise for the Succession", issued as letters patent on 21 June 1553, in which
Third_Succession_Act
Writing system for Somali developed around 1933
script (Borama: ), is an alphabetic script for the Somali language. It was devised around 1933 by Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur of the Gadabuursi clan, and
Gadabuursi_Somali_Script
Fictional character from Alice in Wonderland
The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll for his popular 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a
Mock_Turtle
1985 film by Dev Anand
and Sanjay assist Professor Hans in his quest for justice. Together, they devise a plan to trick Shammi into confessing to his heinous crime. Dev Anand as
Hum_Naujawan
Blood relative in the direct line of descent
"lineal descendants," as used in a statute providing for the non-lapse of a devise where the devisee predeceases the testator but leaves lineal descendants
Lineal_descendant
Spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order
silverware and ceramics. A method of drawing the complex geometry was devised by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius through the study of classical
Volute
Part of a legal estate not left in a will
estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will, or any property that is part of such a specific devise that fails. It is also known as
Residuary_estate
Theory of superpower behavior
more such areas. The American economist Charles P. Kindleberger helped devise the Marshall Plan which proposed that the United States could create an
Kindleberger_trap
Undeciphered script
Another view is that the inscription represents a local character set, devised in the Vyatich tribal union. Громов, Дмитрий; Бычков, Алексей (2005). Славянская
Alekanovo_inscription
Group of related team sports
public schools were the first to codify football games. In particular, they devised the first offside rules, during the late 18th century. In the earliest
Football
Fictional character from Phineas and Ferb
vacation, often with many other neighborhood children. The activities they devise usually involve outlandish contraptions, including roller coasters, haunted
Phineas_Flynn
Unicode character block
Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong is a Unicode block containing characters devised in the 1980s for writing the White Hmong and Green Hmong languages. The following
Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong (Unicode block)
Nyiakeng_Puachue_Hmong_(Unicode_block)
Music festival in England
problem was solved. The organisers used the scheduled fallow year 2001 to devise anti-gatecrashing measures and secure the future of the festival, after
Glastonbury_Festival_2000
Stringed instrument of the guitar family
The Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually
Chapman_Stick
Military strategy favoring a war of attrition
lines. It may also be adopted when no feasible alternative strategy can be devised. By extension, the term is also applied to other situations in which a
Fabian_strategy
Algorithm to calculate the day of the week
Zeller's congruence is an algorithm devised by Christian Zeller in the 19th century to calculate the day of the week for any Julian or Gregorian calendar
Zeller's_congruence
English scientist, surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
diagnostic science by analysing specimens using microscopes. Fourthly, he devised strategies to increase the chances of survival after surgery. His most
Joseph_Lister
International television franchise
Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol (2001–2003), and has been adapted in various
The_X_Factor
Company based in Bulgaria
related to coverage of health-related risks. Over the years DZI experts have devised dozens of innovative product portfolio and customer services. DZI was founded
DZI_(company)
Numbers significantly larger than those used regularly
decimal format of large numbers can be lengthy, other systems have been devised that allows for shorter representation. For example, a billion is represented
Large_numbers
American engineer and inventor of photolithography (1927–2022)
US Army's Diamond Ordnance Fuze Laboratories in the 1950s, he needed to devise a "new proximity fuze to go inside a mortar shell only a couple of inches
Jay_W._Lathrop
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