'apparatus' definitions:
Definition of 'apparatus'
From: WordNet
noun
Equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: apparatus, setup]
noun
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
Synonyms of 'apparatus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accouterments,
- alembic,
- appliance,
- appliances,
- appointments,
- appurtenances,
- armament,
- aspirator,
- bag and baggage,
- baggage,
- beaker,
- blowpipe,
- Bunsen burner,
- burette,
- capillary tube,
- condenser,
- contraption,
- contrivance,
- conveniences,
- crucible,
- deflagrating spoon,
- desiccator,
- device,
- distiller,
- duffel,
- dunnage,
- equipage,
- equipment,
- Erlenmeyer flask,
- etna,
- facilities,
- facility,
- fittings,
- fixtures,
- furnishings,
- furniture,
- gadget,
- gear,
- gimcrack,
- gimmick,
- gizmo,
- habiliments,
- hand tool,
- impedimenta,
- implement,
- installations,
- instrument,
- Kipp generator,
- 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
Words containing 'apparatus'
- Buffing apparatus,
- Digestive apparatus,
- Germination apparatus,
- Immovable apparatus,
- Jacquard apparatus,
- SCUBA apparatus,
- apparatus urogenitalis,
- auditory apparatus,
- breathing apparatus,
- chemical apparatus,
- genitourinary apparatus,
- golgi apparatus,
- gymnastic apparatus,
- kipp's apparatus,
- lacrimal apparatus,
- urinary apparatus,
- urogenital apparatus,
- vestibular apparatus,
- Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus