apparatus (noun)
1apparatus — ► NOUN (pl. apparatuses) 1) the equipment needed for a particular activity or purpose. 2) a complex structure within an organization: the apparatus of government. ORIGIN Latin, from apparare make ready for …
2Apparatus — Apparatus, (Latin, apparātus ) is a mass noun used to describe equipment designed or assembled for a particular purpose. Examples include:* Fire apparatus * Equipment used in gymnastics * Kipp s apparatus * Golgi apparatus (also called a Golgi… …
3apparatus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breathing, electrical, experimental, scientific ▪ administrative, bureaucratic, ideological, legal, party, se …
4apparatus — noun plural plural apparatuses or appartus (C, U) 1 tools and machines used especially for scientific, medical, and technical purposes: the apparatus shown in the diagram | The astronauts have special breathing apparatus. 2 a system or process… …
5apparatus urogenitalis — noun the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine • Syn: ↑urogenital system, ↑urogenital apparatus, ↑urinary system, ↑urinary apparatus, ↑genitourinary system, ↑genitourinary apparatus,… …
6apparatus — noun (plural tuses or tus) Etymology: Latin, from apparare to prepare, from ad + parare to prepare more at pare Date: circa 1628 1. a. a set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use b. a group of …
7apparatus — (n.) 1620s, from L. apparatus tools, implements, equipment; preparation, a preparing, noun of state from pp. stem of apparare prepare, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + parare make ready (see PARE (Cf. pare)) …
8apparatus — noun 1) laboratory apparatus Syn: equipment, gear, rig, tackle, gadgetry; appliance, instrument, machine, mechanism, device, contraption, gadget, gizmo, doohickey See note at …
9apparatus — noun 1) laboratory apparatus Syn: equipment, gear, tackle, mechanism, appliance, device 2) the apparatus of government Syn: system, machinery, framework, structure, organization …
10apparatus — noun /æ.pəˈɹæ.təs,æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs,æpəˈɹɑːtəs/ a) The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished. b) A complex machine or instrument. Syn: setup …
