apparatus
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apparatus
- /ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/ General South African, UK, US
- /ˌæp.əˈɹæt.əs/ Canada, US
- /ˌæp.əˈɹɑː.təs/ Australia, General South African, Jamaica
- /ʔɐp.pɐˈɾaː.t̪ʊs/ Philippines
Rhymes with -eɪtəs, -ætəs, -ɑːtəs
noun apparatuses · apparatusses · apparatus · apparatûs · apparatūs · apparati
- The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished. These television stations are part of the apparatus and power of Milosevic. This is the apparatus he has used to do the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. It is the apparatus that keeps him in power and we are entirely justified as Nato allies in damaging and taking on those targets.
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A complex machine or instrument.
“I have met my young photographer,” said De Stancy, cheerily. “What a small world it is, as every busybody truly observes! I am wishing he could take some views for us as we go on; but you have no apparatus with you, I suppose, Mr. Dare?”
Similar: device, instrument, machinery
- An assortment of tools and instruments. We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, ſuch as biſcuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but ſtill deſcending, we caſt away the other wing, and then the governail ; having likewiſe had the precaution, for fear of accidents, while the Balloon was filling,
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A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
In English fiction—that is to say British fiction in the English language tradition—it is a subtle question because we dislike thinking abstractly and conceptualisation of government, where it exists, is vague and confused. Take bishops: they sat as legislators and so were part of the governing appa
Similar: machine
- A vehicle used for emergency response.
- Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
- Any of the objects that the gymnasts wield while performing and used as part of the performance itself.
- A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
- In an edition, a system of notations providing information, especially regarding variant readings of a text (a critical apparatus)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: setup, machinery, device, contraption, mechanism, machine, tract, switchgear, toolkit, materiel, meter, plane, facilities, architecture, arsenal, tool
Translations
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noun entirety of means for a specific end
| Tiếng Việt | bộ máy |
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noun complex machine or instrument
| Español | aparato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장치 jangchi |
| 日本語 | 装置 sōchi |
| 中文 | 儀器 /仪器 yíqì, 裝置 /装置 zhuāngzhì |
| हिन्दी | उपकरण upakraṇ |
| Português | aparelho, equipamento, aparato |
| Français | appareil |
| Deutsch | Apparat |
| Italiano | impianto, attrezzatura |
| Ελληνικά | σύστημα sýstima |
| Română | aparat |
| Русский | аппара́т apparát |
| العربية | أَدَاة ʔadāh, جِهَاز jihāz, آلَة ʔāla |
| עברית | מַכְשִׁיר makhshír |
noun assortment of tools or instruments
| Español | aparato, aparataje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기구 gigu |
| 日本語 | 装置 sōchi, 機器 kiki |
| Português | aparato, equipamento |
| Deutsch | Apparat |
| Italiano | apparecchio |
| Română | aparatură, echipament |
| Русский | аппара́т apparát, аппарату́ра apparatúra, обору́дование oborúdovanije |
| עברית | מַנְגָּנוֹן manganón |
noun bureaucratic organization
| 한국어 | 기구 gigu |
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| 日本語 | 機構 kikō |
| Português | sistema, aparato |
| Français | appareil |
| Deutsch | Apparat |
| Italiano | sistema |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανισμός michanismós |
| Русский | аппара́т apparát |
| עברית | מַעֲרֶכֶת ma'arékhet, מַנְגָּנוֹן manganón |
noun rhythmic gymnastics: object
| Русский | предме́т predmét |
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Talk about this word "apparatus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apparatus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apparatus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apparatus "apparatus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apparatus.Cite this
@misc{apparatus_2026,
title = {apparatus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apparatus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
