apparatus
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- noun
- /ˌæpəˈrætəs/
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aparato
- The human throat is part of the complex apparatus that helps in producing sound.
- state apparatus
- security apparatus
- party apparatus
I don't even remember, like the Golgi apparatus.
- I don't even remember, like the Golgi apparatus.
- Yes, the feeling apparatus is present in US before we were even born.
- So you have to understand that you were equipped with this amazing chemical sensing apparatus we call your mouth and your tongue.
- But it could be sugar in my, my, you know, taste gustatory apparatus could not be working right, or something's going wrong somewhere, right?
- Yes, the feeling apparatus is present in US before ever even born.
- Well, it turns out that this chemical erection acts like a finger on the light switch of all of the apparatus in your brain that switches on to force you awake.
Examples
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The respiratory apparatus includes the lungs and airways, which allow us to breathe.
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But you have to have this breathing apparatus with you the whole time.
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I installed a breathing apparatus in your helmet.
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So you have to understand that you were equipped with this amazing chemical sensing apparatus we call your mouth and your tongue.
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Instruct the landing party to wear pressure suits, and breathing apparatus.
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Several angles of machines dying, lights going out, breathing apparatus ceasing to pump.
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The digestive apparatus converts food into energy through various organs like the stomach and intestines.
Synonyms
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3.3
A part of the body made of organs that work together for one job
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A group of connected body parts that do a specific job like digestion or breathing
Compounds
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4.4
A device that helps a person breathe when the air is unsafe or not available
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A group of body parts used for making babies and passing urine
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A laboratory device that makes gas when a liquid and a solid react, usually without heating
- Archaic
An old machine used in tests that shows items one by one so people can try to remember them
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Body parts that help people have babies and make and pass urine
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A part inside a cell that changes, sorts, and packs proteins and fats to send them out
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Parts in the inner ear that help keep balance and show where your head is
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Etymology
Apparatus comes from the Latin word apparatus, from apparare meaning 'to prepare', and it shares the same root as prepare. Think of a group of body parts 'made ready' to do one job together, which is why an anatomical apparatus is several organs working as one.