Phrase guide

cloaking device

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device which renders a person or thing invisible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

1968. Coined by D. C. Fontana in the script for the Star Trek episode The Enterprise Incident.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: dispositivo invisibilizador — Translations
  • Spanish: dispositivo invisibilizante — Translations
  • Spanish: dispositivo camuflador activo — Translations
  • Spanish: dispositivo camuflante activo — Translations
  • Spanish: dispositivo camuflajeador activo — Translations
  • Spanish: dispositivo camuflajeante activo — Translations