26984 words

apparatus

4 definitions β€’ 5 examples
1
a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose:

Examples:

a piece of apparatus
The divers checked their breathing apparatus.
2

Examples:

The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart.
3
a set of equipment, tools, or a machine that is used for a particular purpose:

Examples:

[ C ] The garage had an apparatus to lift cars up.
4

Examples:

Technology has moved so fast, the old regulatory apparatus can’t be made to apply to the Internet.

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