apparatus

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) apparātus

Pronunciation

• (rare)

Noun

1. The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
2. A complex machine or instrument.
3. An assortment of tools or instruments.
4. A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
5. Template:firefighting A vehicle used for emergency response.

Usage notes

• Is occasionally used as an invariant plural:

  Look at all of those apparatus.

Synonyms

• (entirety of means): setup, mechanism, dynamic
• (complex machine): instrument, machinery
• (assortment of tools): tools, gear, equipment
• (political patronage organization): machine

Translations

complex machine or instrument

• Bulgarian: апарат (bg) (aparat)
• Danish: apparat Template:n, maskineri Template:n
• Dutch: apparaat (nl)
• Esperanto:
• Finnish: laitteisto, koneisto, mekanismi, aparaatti (fi)
• French: appareil (fr) m
• German: Apparat (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: מכשיר m (makhshír)
• Italian: impianto (it) m, attrezzatura f
• Japanese: 装置 (sōchi)
• Polish: aparat (pl) m
• Portuguese: aparelho (pt) m, equipamento (pt) m
• Spanish: aparato (es) m
• Swedish: apparat (sv) c

assortment of tools or instruments

• Bulgarian: инструменти (instrumenti)
• Danish: apparat Template:n, maskineri Template:n
• Dutch: apparaat (nl)
• Finnish: laitteisto
• German: Apparat (de) m
• Hebrew: מנגנון (he) m (manganón)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: apparecchio (it) m
• Japanese: 装置 (sōchi), 機器 (kiki)
• Latin: apparātus m
• Portuguese: aparato , equipamento
• Swedish: apparat (sv) c

given system of procedures

• Danish: apparat Template:n, maskineri Template:n
• Finnish: koneisto
• German: Apparat (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: sistema (it) f
• Swedish: apparat (sv) c, system (sv) n, mekanism (sv) c

bureaucratic organization

• Bulgarian: апарат (bg) (aparat)
• Danish: apparat Template:n, maskineri Template:n
• Dutch: apparaat (nl)
• Finnish: koneisto
• French: appareil (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Apparat (de) m
• Hebrew: מערכת f (ma'arékhet), מנגנון (he) m (manganón)
• Italian: sistema (it) f
• Japanese: 機構 (kikō)
• Swedish: apparat (sv) c

a vehicle used for emergency response

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Breton: ardivink -où
• (deprecated template usage) Indonesian: peralatan, perlengkapan, perkakas
• (deprecated template usage) Interlingua: apparato

• (deprecated template usage) Spanish: aparato
• (deprecated template usage) Telugu: పరికరం
• (deprecated template usage) Turkish: mekanizma

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of (deprecated template usage) apparō.

Participle

1. prepared, ready, having been prepared
2. supplied, furnished, having been supplied
3. magnificent, sumptuous, elaborate

Inflection

• comparative: apparātior, superlative: apparātissimus

Noun

1. preparation, a getting ready
2. A providing
3. tools, implements, instruments, engines
4. supplies, material
5. magnificence, splendor, pomp
6. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) vocative singular of apparātus

(deprecated template usage) apparātūs

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive singular of apparātus
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) nominative plural of apparātus
3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) accusative plural of apparātus
4. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) vocative plural of apparātus

Inflection

Descendants

• English: apparatus