Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
apparatus
IPA transcription: [,æpɚ'ætəs]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
apparatus, setup
Meaning:
equipment designed to serve a specific function
Usage examples
He tested the wireless apparatus.
And the signaling apparatus was here!
It is to turn ourselves into a piece of registering apparatus.
"This," and he pointed to the nose-leaves, "is the sucking apparatus.
Apparatus is arranged; possibly an expedition is made to some far part of the globe.
I was taken into a small chamber of the cave, and there saw quite a complicated apparatus.
The dilating apparatus appeared to be in good condition, and neither the battery nor the spiral had been injured.
The non-technical reader may wonder what use can possibly be made of an apparently non-operative piece of apparatus.
They found that the earthquake shock had slightly disturbed the apparatus, and it took them half an hour to adjust it.
The underlying phenomena were similar, the difference consisting largely in the arrangement of the circuits and apparatus.