Dictionary Definition
apparatus
Noun
1 equipment designed to serve a specific function
[syn: setup]
2 (anatomy) a group of body parts that work
together to perform a given function; "the breathing
apparatus"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From apparātusPronunciation
- /æ.pəˈɹæ.təs/, (rare) /æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs/, /æpəɹɑːtəs/
- Rhymes: -eɪtəs
Noun
- The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
- A complex machine or instrument.
- An assortment of tools or instruments.
- a bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
- In the fire service, a vehicle used for emergency response.
- Plural of apparatus
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- Look at all of those apparatus.
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Synonyms
Translations
a complex machine or instrument
an assortment of tools or instruments
- Danish: apparat , maskineri
- Dutch: apparaat
- Finnish: laitteisto p
- German: Apparat
- Italian: apparecchio
- Japanese: 装置 (sōchi), 機器 (kiki)
- Latin: apparātus
- Portuguese: aparato , equipamento
- Swedish: apparat
a given system of procedures
a bureaucratic organization
a vehicle used for emergency response
Translations to be checked
- ttbc Breton: ardivink -où
- ttbc Indonesian: peralatan, perlengkapan, perkakas
- ttbc Interlingua: apparato
- ttbc Spanish: aparato
- ttbc Telugu: పరికరం
- ttbc Turkish: mekanizma
Latin
Inflection
- comparative: apparātior, superlative: apparātissimus
Noun
- preparation, a getting ready
- A providing
- tools, implements, instruments, engines
- supplies, material
- magnificence, splendor, pomp
apparātūs
Extensive Definition
Apparatus 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 body, Golgi complex, or dictyosome) is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells.
Other uses include:
apparatus in German: Apparat
apparatus in French: Appareil
apparatus in Interlingua (International
Auxiliary Language Association): Apparato (disambiguation)
apparatus in Italian: Apparato
apparatus in Polish: Aparat
apparatus in Ukrainian: Апарат
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Bunsen burner, Erlenmeyer flask, Kipp generator,
accouterments,
alembic, appliance, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, aspirator, bag and baggage,
baggage, beaker, blowpipe, burette, capillary tube,
condenser, contraption, contrivance, conveniences, crucible, deflagrating spoon,
desiccator, device, distiller, duffel, dunnage, equipage, equipment, etna, facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture, gadget, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, habiliments, hand tool,
impedimenta,
implement, installations, instrument, kit, luggage, machine, machinery, materiel, matrass, means, mechanical device, munition, munitions, outfit, paraphernalia, pestle and
mortar, pipette,
plant, plumbing, power tool, precision
balance, precision tool, provisions, reagent bottle,
receiver, retort, rig, rigging, speed tool, still, stock-in-trade, supplies, tackle, tackling, test tube, things, tool, traps, utensil, utensils