Look up: apparatus

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   apparatus
   Latin, meaning: equipment, gear, machinery/ splendor, magnificence.
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   apparatus
   [n] - (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function 2. [n] - equipment designed to serve a specific function
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   apparatus
   a group or system of glands,ducts,blood vessels,muscles,or other anatomical structures concerned in the performance of some function Category: Medicine
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   Apparatus
   Ap'pa·ratus noun ; plural Apparatus , also rarely Apparatuses [ Latin , 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, mechan ...
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   apparatus
   Origin: 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. ...
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   apparatus
   noun (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; `the breathing apparatus`
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   apparatus
   setup noun equipment designed to serve a specific function
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   Apparatus
   An `apparatus` (plural `apparatus`, `apparatuses`) may be one of the following: * A machine * A fire engine or fire truck * Laboratory equipment * Reference tools added to a book, apart from the text, such as variant readings or translations, textual notes, a concordance, a bibliography or an index, designed for the use of scholars studying the book. * One or more pieces of equipment on or with which gymnastics is performed. * The `State apparat...
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   apparatus
   (ap″ә-ră´tәs) pl. appara´tus, apparatuses an arrangement of a number of parts acting together to perform a special function. juxtaglomerular apparatus a collective term for the juxtaglomerular cells in a nephron. Wangensteen's apparatus ...
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    Apparatus
    • (pl. ) of Apparatus • (n.) 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. • (n.) Things provided as means to some end. • (n.) A collection of organs al...
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    apparatus
    
    1. equipment designed to serve a specific function
    2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
    
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    apparatus
    device or assembly of devices which can be used as an independent unit for specific functions NOTE - In English, the term 'apparatus' sometimes implies use by skilled persons for professional purposes.
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/