Apparatus

Noun

 * 1) The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
 * 2) A complex machine or instrument.
 * 3) An assortment of tools or instruments.
 * 4) A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
 * 5)  A vehicle used for emergency response.

Adjectives for Apparatus
dust-collecting; elaborate; abundant; scientific; perceptive; sentient; makeshift; curative; simple; intricate; complicated; ghastly; imperfect; digestive; inefficient; ingenious; culinary; new; ponderous; expensive; thinking; hefting; spectroscopic; murderous; solemn.

Verbs for Apparatus
adapt—; adjust—; apply—; demonstrate—;design—; employ—; equip with—; evolve—; experiment with—; gear—; guard—; invent—; manipulate—; modernize—; provide—; put—in motion; set up—; simplify—; tinker with—; toy with—; facilitates; —functions.

Thesaurus
accouterments; alembic; appliance; appliances; appointments; appurtenances; armament; aspirator; bag and baggage; baggage; beaker; blowpipe; burette; capillary tube; condenser; contraption; contrivance; conveniences; crucible; deflagrating spoon; desiccator; device; distiller; duffel; dunnage; equipage; equipment; etna; facilities; facility; fittings; fixtures; furnishings; furniture; gadget; gear; gimcrack; gimmick; gizmo; habiliments; hand tool; impedimenta; implement; installations; instrument; kit; luggage; machine; machinery; materiel; matrass; means; mechanical device; munition; munitions; outfit; paraphernalia; pestle and mortar; pipette; plant; plumbing; power tool; precision balance; precision tool; provisions; reagent bottle; receiver; retort; rig; rigging; speed tool; still; stock-in-trade; supplies; tackle; tackling; test tube; things; tool; traps; utensil; utensils

Etymology
From apparatus:

Synonyms

 * setup, mechanism, dynamic
 * instrument, machinery
 * tools, gear, equipment
 * machine

Related terms

 * apparat

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: apparat, maskineri
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 装置 (sōchi)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:, equipo
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: инструменти
 * Danish: apparat, maskineri
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 装置 (sōchi), 機器 (kiki)
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese: aparato, equipamento
 * Swedish:


 * Danish: apparat, maskineri
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: apparat, maskineri
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Hebrew: מערכת,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 機構 (kikō)
 * Swedish:

Etymology
Perfect passive participle of apparo:.

Participle

 * 1) prepared, ready, having been prepared
 * 2) supplied, furnished, having been supplied
 * 3) magnificent, sumptuous, elaborate

Inflection

 * comparative: apparātior, superlative: apparātissimus

Noun

 * 1) preparation, a getting ready
 * 2) A providing
 * 3) tools, implements, instruments, engines
 * 4) supplies, material
 * 5) magnificence, splendor, pomp



Descendants

 * English:
 * German: apparatus, phone
 * Russian: apparatus, camera