Meaning & use
Apparatuses
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The plural of 'apparatus': sets of equipment, machinery, or systems designed for a particular purpose.
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The lab was filled with complex apparatuses used for chemical analysis.
Government apparatuses were slow to respond to the crisis.
A note on using this word
Both 'apparatuses' and the Latin plural 'apparatus' are considered correct in English; 'apparatuses' is more common in everyday usage.
Words with a similar meaning
equipmentmachinery
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Organized systems or structures, especially of government, administration, or an organization.
Critics argued that the bureaucratic apparatuses were too slow to adapt.
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