Apparatus
21apparatus — 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… …
22apparatus — [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… …
23apparatus — noun (plural tuses or tus) Etymology: Latin, from apparare to prepare, from ad + parare to prepare more at pare Date: circa 1628 1. a. a set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use b. a group of …
24apparatus — noun 1) laboratory apparatus Syn: equipment, gear, rig, tackle, gadgetry; appliance, instrument, machine, mechanism, device, contraption, gadget, gizmo, doohickey See note at …
25apparatus — noun 1) laboratory apparatus Syn: equipment, gear, tackle, mechanism, appliance, device 2) the apparatus of government Syn: system, machinery, framework, structure, organization …
26apparatus — /æpəˈratəs / (say apuh rahtuhs), / ˈreɪtəs/ (say raytuhs) noun (plural apparatus or apparatuses) 1. an assemblage of instruments, machinery, appliances, materials, etc., for a particular use. 2. any complex appliance for a particular purpose. 3.… …
27apparatus — aparatas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Prietaisas, įtaisas, įrenginys, pvz., skraidymo aparatas. kilmė lot. apparatus – prietaisas, įrenginys atitikmenys: angl. apparatus vok. Apparat, m rus. аппарат …
28apparatus — aparatas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Visuma organų arba jų sistemų, turinčių skirtingą sandarą ar kilmę, bet atliekančių bendrą funkciją, pvz., judėjimo aparatas, virškinimo aparatas. kilmė lot. apparatus – prietaisas,… …
29apparatus — n.; pl. ratus, ratuses [L. apparatus, equipment] Any group of structures or parts that unite together in a common function …
30apparatus — [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs] noun [U] equipment divers wearing underwater breathing apparatus[/ex] …
