Apparatus
11apparatus — /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 …
12apparatus — UK [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs] / US [ˌæpəˈrætəs] / US [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs] noun Word forms apparatus : singular apparatus plural apparatuses or apparatus 1) [countable/uncountable] the machines, tools, and equipment needed for doing something, especially something… …
13apparatus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breathing, electrical, experimental, scientific ▪ administrative, bureaucratic, ideological, legal, party, se …
14apparatus — [[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… …
15apparatus — ap|pa|ra|tus [ˌæpəˈreıtəs US ˈræ ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of apparare to prepare , from ad to + parare to prepare ] 1.) [U] the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or… …
16apparatus — 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… …
17apparatus — 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… …
18apparatus — ap|pa|ra|tus [ ,æpə rætəs, ,æpə reıtəs ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the machines, tools, and equipment needed for doing something, especially something technical or scientific: They were setting up the apparatus for the experiment. breathing… …
19apparatus — [17] Etymologically, apparatus is ‘equipment that has been prepared for a particular use’. The word is borrowed from Latin apparātus, the past participle of the compound verb apparāre, formed from the prefix ad and parāre ‘make ready’ (source of… …
20apparatus — [ˌapə reɪtəs] noun (plural apparatuses) 1》 the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose. 2》 a complex structure within an organization: the apparatus of government. 3》 (also critical apparatus, apparatus… …
