apparatus
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌæpəˈrætəs/
:
aparato
- The scientist used a sophisticated apparatus to conduct the experiment on plant growth.
- experimental apparatus
- apparatus in use
- build an apparatus
And of course the wheel apparatus that we built breaks away.
- And of course the wheel apparatus that we built breaks away.
- Rotate the apparatus, measure, rotate the apparatus again, measure.
- It's a whole apparatus that people go to sleep with.
- But here on the left is the modern apparatus created by Fritz Haber to produce ammonia.
- Align your Bokanovsky apparatuses and welcome to the show.
- So how what is the deepest you went in your diving apparatus?
- OK, so Mike is going to be building some of the fantastic apparatus, I guess.
- Apparatus is hiding but, but it could be our apparatus or something else.
Examples
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One need only place the receiving apparatus into the ground.
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A computer is an automatic electronic apparatus... for making calculations.
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It's a whole apparatus that people go to sleep with.
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Ask them to send us all the fire apparatus they can.
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The apparatus is merely a safe place for that to happen.
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- Oh, well, like now, I had a lot of apparatus to set up for a lab practical.
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Its base was steel and the entire apparatus must have weighed over fifty pounds.
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On the table, there was some kind of complicated chemical apparatus, full of pipes and faucets.
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It's a communication apparatus.
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The latter were transformed from mechanical-electrical apparatus to electronic computers and networks.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
2.1
A machine or tool made to do a particular job
∞
1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
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2.1
Things you use for a certain activity, like hiking or sports
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2.8
A set of equipment used for a specific activity
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4.1
A tool used for a specific job, like in a kitchen or on a farm
A machine or piece of equipment used for a particular job
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
A device that helps a person breathe when the air is unsafe or not available
- Jargon
A set of notes and comments that show different text versions and the editor's choices
- Specialized
A group of body parts used for making babies and passing urine
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
Body parts that help people have babies and make and pass urine
- Specialized
A part inside a cell that changes, sorts, and packs proteins and fats to send them out
- Specialized
Parts in the inner ear that help keep balance and show where your head is
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apparatus comes from the Latin word apparatus, from apparare 'to prepare', and it originally meant 'equipment' or things made ready. That's why a modern apparatus is a set of tools or machines put together for a particular job.