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Apparatus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Apparatus : (noun)
1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: setup]
2: (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to
perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Apparatus : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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