apparatus


Definition: Meaning of, apparatus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌapəˈreɪtəs /

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apparatus apparatuses or apparatus
  1. [uncountable] the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose [=  equipment]
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  2. [countable] the way in which a lot of people are organized to work together to do a job or control a company or country [=  machinery]
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apparatus used in phrases

  • Golgi apparatus (noun)
    1. especially in those cells that produce secretions a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
  • Kipp's apparatus (noun)
    1. usually hydrogen sulphide a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
  • apparatus urogenitalis (noun)
    1. the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
  • auditory apparatus (noun)
    1. otology all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
  • breathing apparatus (noun)
    1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
  • genitourinary apparatus (noun)
    1. the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
  • gymnastic apparatus (noun)
    1. gymnastics sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
  • lacrimal apparatus (noun)
    1. the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
  • urinary apparatus (noun)
    1. the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
  • urogenital apparatus (noun)
    1. the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
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