apparatus system
1apparatus — [krit′i kəsap΄ə rat′əs, ap΄ərāt′əs] n. pl. apparatus or apparatuses [L, a making ready, preparation < apparare < ad , to + parare, PREPARE] 1. the instruments, materials, tools, etc. needed for a specific use 2. any complex device or… …
2apparatus — [n1] equipment with a purpose accoutrement, appliance, black box*, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad*, doohickey*, furnishings, gaff*, gear, gimcrack*, gimmick, gizmo*, grabber*, habiliments, idiot box*, implement, jigger*, job*, machine,… …
3apparatus — 1 *equipment, gear, tackle, outfit, paraphernalia, machinery, materiel Analogous words: tool, *implement, utensil, instrument: network, *system, scheme 2 *machine, mechanism, machinery, engine, motor Analogous words: * …
4system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… …
5apparatus — 1. A collection of instruments adapted for a special purpose. 2. An instrument made up of several parts. 3. [TA] A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessel s, muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some… …
6apparatus 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,… …
7apparatus — /ap euh rat euhs, ray teuhs/, n., pl. apparatus, apparatuses. 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 …
8apparatus — [[t]æ̱pəre͟ɪtəs, ræ̱t [/t]] apparatuses 1) N VAR: with supp The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation. For many years, the country had been buried under the apparatus of the regime. ...a massive… …
9apparatus — ap•pa•rat•us [[t]ˌæp əˈræt əs, ˈreɪ təs[/t]] n. pl. tus, tus•es 1) a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, or materials having a particular function: firefighting apparatus[/ex] 2) any complex instrument or mechanism for a… …
10apparatus — 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… …
