apparatus
noun
us
/ˌæp.əˈræt̬.əs/ uk
/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/ plural apparatusesMeaning of apparatus in English
(Definition of apparatus from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
apparatus | Intermediate English
apparatus
noun
us
/ˌæp·əˈræt̬·əs/ plural apparatuses or apparatusapparatus noun (EQUIPMENT)
apparatus noun (SYSTEM)
[ C ]
a system or organization:
Examples of apparatus
apparatus
Or it could even mean a private-sector regulatory apparatus that polices the industry, cracking down on rogue operators.
From Slate Magazine
The ego is the cognitive, rational apparatus to deal with life.
From CNN
Surprisingly little is known about the legal apparatus that has enabled and structured the occupation.
She can let him explore and tackle each new apparatus on his own.
From ABC News
The apparatus can capture any unspent gas to limit the amount of radioactive waste produced.
From Phys.Org
We use a special apparatus that captures the volatile components from the air surrounding the flower, fruit or plant.
From The Atlantic
This provoked a flurry of sarcastic commentary by witty weibo users, joking about how the government's propaganda apparatus had fallen victim to its own regulations.
From Foreign Policy
His regime is well rooted in the military and security apparatus.
From TIME
Almost immediately, a national consensus emerged, if only briefly, that nothing should stand in the way of true reform of the nation's broken intelligence apparatus.
From NPR
There is no way, through the companies' own self-regulatory apparatus, to stop being tracked online.
From The Atlantic
The party elites, with their hands on the familiar levers of the party apparatus, are the helpless hosts of a party they can't control.
From Washington Times
We spend 97 percent on apparatus, and three percent or less on firefighters.
From OregonLive.com
The collapse of this apparatus is already proving deeply painful for the world economy.
From CNBC
He had a bandage on his neck and an apparatus that appeared to help him breathe.
From NPR
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Collocations with apparatus
apparatus
These are words often used in combination with apparatus.
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administrative apparatus
First, union participation in the administrative apparatus of the welfare state provides them with a potentially important voice in relevant decision-making.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
bureaucratic apparatus
The problems encountered by the bureaucratic apparatus were thought of in more general terms and considered as lying elsewhere.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
complex apparatus
In oligodendrocytes, recent studies provided evidence of a complex apparatus of molecules, which might coordinate trafficking of proteins and lipids.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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（特定の目的に使用する）機材, 器具, 道具…
aletler, aygıt…
équipement [masculine], instruments [masculine, plural]…
aparell, equip…
apparatuur, apparaat…
apparat, redskab, udstyr…
apparat, apparatur, redskap…
perkakas…
das Gerät…
utstyr [neuter], apparat, redskap…
прилад, снаряд…
аппаратура…
جِهاز…
přístroj, zařízení, nářadí…
alat, aparat, peralatan…
อุปกรณ์…
dụng cụ…
sprzęt, aparat, aparatura…
기구, 장치…
apparecchiatura, apparecchio, apparato…
