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Definitions for Apparatus
[1] a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use: Our town has excellent fire-fighting apparatus.
[2] any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
[3] any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal: the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
[4] Physiology . a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function: the digestive apparatus.
[5] a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose
[6] a machine having a specific function breathing apparatus
[7] the means by which something operates; organization the apparatus of government
[8] anatomy any group of organs having a specific function
Words related to Apparatus
gear, means, appliance, mechanism, machine, machinery, device, gizmo, hierarchy, bureaucracy, network, structure, jigger, doodad, gimmick, paraphernalia, dingbat, supplies, contraption, widget
Words nearby Apparatus
appaloosa, appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik, apparatus, apparatus criticus, apparel, apparent, apparent candlepower, apparent horizon
Origin of Apparatus
1620–30; < Latin apparātus equipment, orig. the act of equipping, preparation, equivalent to apparā(re ) to prepare (ap- ap-1 + parāre; see prepare) + -tus suffix of v. action
Word origin for Apparatus
C17: from Latin, from apparāre to make ready
Synonyms for Apparatus
appliance, device, gear, gizmo, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, accoutrement, contraption, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gimcrack, gimmick, grabber, habiliments, implement, jigger, job, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, widget, black box, idiot box, whosis