What does Apparatus mean?
Definitions for Apparatus
ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təsap·pa·ra·tus
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Princeton's WordNet
apparatus, setupnoun
equipment designed to serve a specific function
apparatusnoun
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
"the breathing apparatus"
Wiktionary
apparatusnoun
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
apparatusnoun
A complex machine or instrument.
apparatusnoun
An assortment of tools or instruments.
apparatusnoun
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
apparatusnoun
A vehicle used for emergency response.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Apparatusnoun
Things provided as means to any certain end, as the tools of a trade; the furniture of a house; ammunition for war; equipage; show.
Etymology: Latin.
There is an apparatus of things previous, to be adjusted before I come to the calculation itself. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
Ourselves are easily provided for; it is nothing but the circumstantials, the apparatus or equipage of human life, that costs so much. Alexander Pope, Letters to Gay.
ChatGPT
apparatus
An apparatus is a set of tools, devices, or equipment designed or used for a particular purpose or activity. It can also refer to the machinery or complex structure within a system or organization that is necessary for its operation.
Webster Dictionary
Apparatus
of Apparatus
Apparatusnoun
things provided as means to some end
Apparatusnoun
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
Apparatusnoun
a collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus
Etymology: [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apparatus
ap-par-ā′tus, n. things prepared or provided, material: set of instruments, tools, natural organs, &c.: materials for the critical study of a document. [L.; ad, to, parātus (parāre), prepared.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
apparatus
Ammunition and equipage for war.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
apparatus
Ammunition and equipage for war.
Editors Contribution
apparatus
A type of equipment designed for a specific function.
Various apparatus for working on the oil rig are available for use in a known place.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Apparatus' in Nouns Frequency: #2831
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Apparatus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Apparatus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Apparatus in a Sentence
I'm sick and tired of him going after my family, my dad is the greatest man alive in my mind. While Donald Trump was building a reality TV show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. And I'm proud of what Donald Trump did.
Erdogan is abusing the failed coup as an excuse to clean the Turkish state apparatus of opponents of the AKP.
The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should not be playing politics with that.
Five senses; an incurably abstract intellect; a haphazardly selective memory; a set of preconceptions and assumptions so numerous that I can never examine more than minority of them - never become conscious of them all. How much of total reality can such an apparatus let through?
I was very upset at what happened as I had anticipated competing in the individual (apparatus) and all-around finals, winning individual medals was why I had stuck in for another four years after Barcelona. So my mindset at the time was that I didn’t accomplish all my goals, that I didn’t win as many medals as I had wanted.
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- جهازArabic
- инструменти, апаратBulgarian
- aparátCzech
- maskineri, apparatDanish
- ApparatGerman
- μηχανισμός, σύστημαGreek
- aparatoEsperanto
- aparato, equipoSpanish
- دستگاه, آپاراتPersian
- koneisto, aparaatti, mekanismi, laite, laitteistoFinnish
- appareilFrench
- מכשיר, מנגנון, מערכתHebrew
- उपकरणHindi
- aparatIndonesian
- sistema, attrezzatura, apparecchio, impiantoItalian
- 機器, 機構, 装置Japanese
- ಉಪಕರಣKannada
- apparātusLatin
- radasMalay
- apparaatDutch
- apparaterNorwegian
- aparatPolish
- aparelho, equipamento, aparatoPortuguese
- echipament, aparat, aparaturăRomanian
- аппаратура, оборудование, аппаратRussian
- mekanism, system, apparatSwedish
- อุปกรณ์Thai
- bộ máyVietnamese
- אַפּאַראַטYiddish
- 仪器Chinese
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