English dictionary



Hint: Asterisk (*) is a wildcard. Asterisk substitutes zero or more characters.

English noun: apparatus

1. apparatus (artifact) equipment designed to serve a specific function


Synonymssetup


Broader (hypernym)equipment


Narrower (hyponym)aerator, brooder, burner, cascade liquefier, centrifuge, chemical reactor, condenser, copier, duplicator, electrograph, extractor, generator, heat pump, heliograph, incubator, instillator, Kipp's apparatus, lighting, nuclear reactor, optical bench, pendulum, purifier, reactor, reformer, semaphore, separator, sequenator, sequencer, soda fountain, still, submersible, telegraph, telegraphy, titrator, X-ray machine

2. apparatus (body) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function


SamplesThe breathing apparatus.


Broader (hypernym)body part


Narrower (hyponym)auditory apparatus


Domain categoryanatomy, general anatomy









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk