Definitions for apparatus

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apparatus ap·pa·rat·us

Spelling: [ap-uh-rat-uh s, -rey-t

IPA: /ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təs/

Apparatus is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 223 anagrams from letters in apparatus (aaapprstu).

Definitions for apparatus

noun

1. a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use:
2. any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
3. any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal:
4. Physiology. a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function:

Origin of apparatus

1620-30; Latin apparātus equipment, orig. the act of equipping, preparation, equivalent to apparā(re) to prepare (ap- ap-¹ + parāre; see Examples for apparatus

But for a potential presidential candidate to have no apparatus for massaging the media is remarkable.

It is difficult to have perspective on a problem when you have been personally part of the apparatus.

This was the first apparatus which printed a telegram in type.

The apparatus works its mayhem sprinkled with the Holy Water of transparency and consequences.

The apparatus the Clintons have in place could be a bit rusty, so this dustup is a test run for bigger battles ahead.

With this apparatus the message was registered at the rate of six words a minute.

Safety officials believe it snapped, sending both acrobats and apparatus hurtling 25 to 40 feet to the floor.

This apparatus is intended to carry only one person (the operator).

The apparatus and its weights are arranged in the interior of the vessel.

Wheatstone and he obtained a considerable sum for the use of their apparatus.