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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ap·pa·ra·tus \\ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs, -ˈrā-\\ noun ( plural -tus·es or -tus) ETYMOLOGY Latin, from apparare to prepare, from ad- + parare to prepare — more at pare
DATE circa 1628
1. a. a set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use b. a group of anatomical or cytological parts functioning together mitotic apparatus c. an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation2. the functional processes by means of which a systematized activity is carried out the apparatus of societyas a. the machinery of government b. the organization of a political party or an underground movement
apparatus
1620s, from L. apparatus "equipment, preparation," n. of state from pp. of apparare "prepare," from ad- "to" + parare "make ready" (see pare).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishapparatus
noun ADJ. breathing, chemical, electrical, experimental, laboratory, scientific | administrative, bureaucratic, legal, party, security, state the state's powerful security apparatus QUANT. piece a very sophisticated piece of laboratory apparatus PHRASES the apparatus of government/(the) state Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 apparatusap·par·atus / 7ApE5reitEs; NAmE -5rAtEs / noun(pl. ap·par·atuses) 1. [U] the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task 仪器；器械；装置: a piece of laboratory apparatus 一件实验室仪器 Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house. 消防队员需要呼吸器以便进入燃烧的大楼。 ⇨ note at equipment 2. [C, usually sing.] the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government (尤指政党或政府的)机构,组织,机关: the power of the state apparatus 国家机关的权力 3. [C, usually sing.] (technical 术语) a system of organs in the body 器官: the sensory apparatus 感觉器官
apparatus noun
⇨ equipment (breathing apparatus) ⇨ system (the apparatus of government) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: orsat apparatus , or baermann apparatus , or segmental apparatus , or soxhlet apparatus , or tiselius apparatus , or vestibular apparatus , or vicat apparatus , or wangensteen apparatus , or warburg apparatus , or weberian apparatus , or central apparatus , or corti apparatus , or critical apparatus , or egg apparatus , or filiform apparatus , or fire apparatus , or germinal apparatus , or golgi apparatus , or hare's apparatus , or apparatus criticus
ap·pa·ra·tus\ˌapəˈra]d.əs, -ā], ]təs sometimes -ȧ]\ noun( plural apparatuses or apparatus) Etymology: Latin, preparation, equipment, from apparatus, past participle of apparare to prepare, from ad- + parare to make ready — more at pare 1. obsolete : a preparation for action 2. a. : a collection or set of materials, instruments, appliances, or machinery designed for a particular use < the apparatus of art — Arnold Bennett > as (1) : scholarly resources used in the critical study of documents and texts (2) : fire apparatus (3) : gymnastic equipment (as parallel bars) < worked out on the apparatus for an hour > b. : any compound instrument or appliance designed for a specific mechanical or chemical action or operation : machinery , mechanism c. : a system or group of physical organs that unite in a common function < the respiratory apparatus >3. : the complex of instrumentalities and processes by means of which an organization functions or a systematized activity is carried out: a. : the machinery of government b. : the organization of a political party or of an underground movement Synonyms: see equipment , machine
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