apparatus

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noun

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function (Freq. 22)
• Syn:
setup
• Hypernyms:
equipment
• Hyponyms:
aerator, burner, cascade liquefier, centrifuge, extractor,
separator, chemical reactor, condenser, duplicator, copier, electrograph,
generator, heat pump, heliograph, incubator, brooder, instillator,
Kipp's apparatus, lighting, nuclear reactor, reactor, optical bench, pendulum,
purifier, reformer, semaphore, sequencer, sequenator, soda fountain,
still, submersible, telegraph, telegraphy, titrator, X-ray machine
2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
- the breathing apparatus
• Topics:
anatomy, general anatomy
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Hyponyms:
auditory apparatus