cloaking device

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Definition of cloaking device in English English dictionary

A device which renders a person or thing invisible

In several science fiction universes, a cloaking device is an advanced stealth system which causes an object, such as a spaceship or individual, to be invisible and extremely difficult to detect with normal sensors

Related Terms

cloaking devices

plural form of cloaking device

Hyphenation

cloaking de·vice

Turkish pronunciation

klōkîng dîvays

Pronunciation

/ˈklōkəɴɢ dəˈvīs/ /ˈkloʊkɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs/

Etymology

() The term was coined by D. C. Fontana in the 1968 Star Trek script Enterprise Incident.