Meaning & use
apparatus
A set of equipment or tools designed for a particular scientific or practical purpose.
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The chemistry students set up the distillation apparatus carefully before starting the experiment.
Firefighters checked their breathing apparatus before entering the smoke-filled building.
A note on using this word
Apparatus can also refer figuratively to an organized system, as in the apparatus of government.
Words with a similar meaning
equipmentmachinery
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