About The Word Apparatus

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Apparatus

Apparatus Meaning & Definition
Apparatus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apparatus?

[n] equipment designed to serve a specific function
[n] (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apparatus: setup

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Apparatus In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. {Apparatus}, also rarely {Apparatuses}. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.] 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. 3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.

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