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apparatus

/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/noun4 syllables

Apparatus means: equipment designed to serve a specific function.

Synonyms for apparatus10

noun, as in equipment designed to serve a specific function

setup

also used for apparatus

dynamic, mechanism, device, instrument, machinery, tools, gear, equipment, machine

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What does apparatus mean?2

noun

1

equipment designed to serve a specific function

2

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function“the breathing apparatus”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with apparatus?2

two syllables

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Apparatus in a sentence

  • That school is equipped with the latest gymnastics apparatus.unknown
  • Install the apparatus in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.unknown
  • The brain is an apparatus with which we think that we think.Objectivesea
  • The fire department dispatched several fire apparatus to the scene.mraz
  • The physics laboratory has the best apparatus I've ever seen.sharptoothed
  • An international security apparatus was deployed in Kosovo.Amastan
  • To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.unknown
  • Something is wrong with the experimental apparatus.unknown

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Forms of apparatus

as a noun

plural
apparatuses