apparatus
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əˈræt noun, plural ap·pa·rat·us, ap·pa·rat·us·es.
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.
2.
any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
3.
any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal: the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
4.
Physiology. a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function: the digestive apparatus.
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apparatus (ˌæpəˈreɪtəs, -ˈrɑːtəs, ˈæpəˌreɪtəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ratus, -ratuses | |
| 1. | a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose |
| 2. | a machine having a specific function: breathing apparatus |
| 3. | the means by which something operates; organization: the apparatus of government |
| 4. | anatomy any group of organs having a specific function |
| [C17: from Latin, from apparāre to make ready] | |
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Word Origin & History
apparatus
1620s, from L. apparatus "equipment, preparation," n. of state from pp. of apparare "prepare," from ad- "to" + parare "make ready" (see pare).
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Medical Dictionary
apparatus ap·pa·ra·tus (āp'ə-rā'təs, -rāt'əs)
n. pl. apparatus or ap·pa·ra·tus·es
An integrated group of materials or devices used for a particular purpose.
A group or system of organs that collectively performs a specific function or process.
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Example sentences
They possess no nervous system or breathing apparatus, nor do they have limbs or the capacity to move.
The hook at the end of the stick was particularly well adapted to serve the purpose of a life-saving apparatus.
There is no reason to think that the national security apparatus will identify those insights on its own.
The ragged rank and file have replaced the previous state-security apparatus.
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