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   apparatus

   /ˌapəˈreɪtəs/

   noun

   • 1. the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose: "firemen wearing breathing apparatus" Similar equipmentgearrigtacklegadgetryparaphernaliaapplianceinstrumenttoolutensilmachinemechanismdevicecontraptionhardwareplantmachineryinformal:thingsstuffgubbins
   • 2. the complex structure of a particular organization or system: "the apparatus of government" Similar structuresystemframeworkorganizationset-upnetworkhierarchychain of command
   • 3. a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text: "one thing about the book's apparatus does irritate: the absence of an index of titles"

   Word Origin early 17th century: Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’.

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   What does aparatus mean?

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   What is apparatus noun?

   • Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’. Definition of apparatus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the apparatus of an organization or system?

   • The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation. For many years, the country had been buried under the apparatus of the regime. ...a massive bureaucratic apparatus. Apparatus is the equipment, such as tools and machines, which is used to do a particular job or activity.

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   What is an example of an apparatus?

   • Your apparatus is the collective equipment you use for specific purposes. For example, the apparatus used for scuba diving includes goggles, flippers, and a breathing tank, while a surgeon’s apparatus includes various scalpels and clamps. Different activities, different apparatuses.

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   Apparatus definition: a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use. See examples of APPARATUS used in a sentence.

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   Apparatus is the equipment, such as tools and machines, which is used to do a particular job or activity.

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   Your apparatus is the collective equipment you use for specific purposes. For example, the apparatus used for scuba diving includes goggles, flippers, and a breathing tank, while a surgeon’s apparatus includes various scalpels and clamps.

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    [uncountable] the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task. a piece of laboratory apparatus. Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house. Science departments say they are lacking basic apparatus.