apparatus

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  1. noun An appliance or device for a particular purpose: an x-ray apparatus.
  2. noun An integrated group of materials or devices used for a particular purpose: dental apparatus. See Synonyms at equipment.
  3. noun The totality of means by which a designated function is performed or a specific task executed, as in a system of government.
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  • TV technologists at TiVo started spreading the buzz well before their apparatus was available.
  • They knew that the apparatus was a radio transmitter and receiver. —  016 - The King Maker
  • Among the apparatus was his staff of helpers, watching dials and voltmeters with hawk eyes. —  Amazing Stories November, 1942
  • This apparatus was an affair which, when a telephone call came in, automatically asked the caller for name and business, then recorded the answers, together with the explanation that Monk was absent Ps-s-t Ham said. —  124 - The Running Skeletons
  • Once the apparatus is assembled, and the liquid to be distilled is in the still pot, the desired vacuum is established in the system by using the vacuum connection on the short-path distillation head. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
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  1. Latin apparātus, preparation, from past participle of apparāre, to prepare : ad-, ad- + parāre, to prepare; see perə-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin, plural apparatūs, preparation, equipment, gear, from apparatus, past participle of apparare, adparare, prepare, from ad, to, + parare, make ready, prepare: see pare and prepare.
 

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