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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pa•rat•us /ˌæpəˈrætəs, -ˈreɪtəs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus, -tus•es. - a group of instruments, machinery, or materials having a particular function:[uncountable]firefighting apparatus.
- any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose:[countable]made an apparatus from wires and tubes to signal the ship.
- [countable] the means by which a system functions: the apparatus of government.
See -pare-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pa•rat•us (ap′ə rat′əs, -rā′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus, -tus•es. - 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.
- any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
- any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal:the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
- Physiologya group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function:the digestive apparatus.
- Latin apparātus equipment, origin, originally the act of equipping, preparation, equivalent. to apparā(re) to prepare (ap- ap-1 + parāre; see prepare) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- 1620–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged machine, appliance, device, contraption, contrivance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apparatus /ˌæpəˈreɪtəs -ˈrɑːtəs; ˈæpəˌreɪtəs/ n ( pl -ratus, -ratuses)- a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose
- a machine having a specific function: breathing apparatus
- the means by which something operates; organization
- any group of organs having a specific function
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from apparāre to make ready |