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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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Apparatuses
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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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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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