device; system
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Apparatus Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
um| apparatior -or -us| apparatissimus -a -um ADJ
PREPared| equipped| ready; splendid| elaborate| well-appointed; labored
PREPared| equipped| ready; splendid| elaborate| well-appointed; labored
V TRANS
PREPare| fit out| make ready| equip| provide; attempt; organize (project)
PREPare| fit out| make ready| equip| provide; attempt; organize (project)
exertion, effort.
supellex supellectilis
equipment, gear, machinery/ splendor
Apparatus Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(pl. )
of Apparatus
of Apparatus
(n.)
Things provided as means to some end.
Things provided as means to some end.
(n.)
Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
(n.)
A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
apparatus
\ap"pa*ratus\ (&?;), n.; pl. apparatus, also rarely apparatuses (&?;). [l., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.]
1. things provided as means to some end.
2. hence: a full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
3. (physiol.) a collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
similar words(13)
buffing apparatus
vestibular apparatus
lacrimal apparatus
genitourinary apparatus
urogenital apparatus
immovable apparatus
urinary apparatus
kipp`s apparatus
jacquard apparatus
germination apparatus
breathing apparatus
digestive apparatus
apparatus urogenitalis
Noun
1. equipment designed to serve a specific function
(synonym) setup
(hypernym) equipment
(hyponym) aerator
2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) auditory apparatus
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
Apparatus Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Apparatus Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Apparatus may refer to:
- Technical term for body of the Soviet and post-Soviet governments (see Apparatchik)
- Machine
- Equipment
- Critical apparatus, the critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text
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Apparatus Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
an appliance or device designed for a particular use and produced by physical act or labor.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.Apparatus Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
noun
equipment used in a laboratory or hospital; the hospital has installed new apparatus in the physiotherapy department; the blood sample was tested in a special piece of apparatus
NOTE: no plural: a piece of apparatus; some new apparatus
equipment used in a laboratory or hospital; the hospital has installed new apparatus in the physiotherapy department; the blood sample was tested in a special piece of apparatus
NOTE: no plural: a piece of apparatus; some new apparatus
