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Synonyms for apparatus
ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təsap·pa·ra·tus
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Wiktionary
apparatusnoun
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
apparatusnoun
A complex machine or instrument.
Synonyms:
machinery, instrumentapparatusnoun
An assortment of tools or instruments.
apparatusnoun
Synonyms:
machine
English Synonyms and Antonyms
apparatus
A tool is something that is both contrived and used for extending the force of an intelligent agent to something that is to be operated upon. Those things by which pacific and industrial operations are performed are alone properly called tools, those designed for warlike purposes being designated weapons. An instrument is anything through which power is applied and a result produced; in general usage, the word is of considerably wider meaning than tool; as, a piano is a musical instrument. Instrument is the word usually applied to tools used in scientific pursuits; as, we speak of a surgeon's or an optician's instruments. An implement is a mechanical agency considered with reference to some specific purpose to which it is adapted; as, an agricultural implement; implements of war. Implement is a less technical and artificial term than tool. The paw of a tiger might be termed a terrible implement, but not a tool. A utensil is that which may be used for some special purpose; the word is especially applied to articles used for domestic or agricultural purposes; as, kitchen utensils; farming utensils. An appliance is that which is or may be applied to the accomplishment of a result, either independently or as subordinate to something more extensive or important; every mechanical tool is an appliance, but not every appliance is a tool; the traces of a harness are appliances for traction, but they are not tools. Mechanism is a word of wide meaning, denoting any combination of mechanical devices for united action. A machine in the most general sense is any mechanical instrument for the conversion of motion; in this sense a lever is a machine; but in more commonly accepted usage a machine is distinguished from a tool by its complexity, and by the combination and coordination of powers and movements for the production of a result. A chisel by itself is a tool; when it is set so as to be operated by a crank and pitman, the entire mechanism is called a machine; as, a mortising-machine. An apparatus may be a machine, but the word is commonly used for a collection of distinct articles to be used in connection or combination for a certain purpose — a mechanical equipment; as, the apparatus of a gymnasium; especially, for a collection of appliances for some scientific purpose; as, a chemical or surgical apparatus; an apparatus may include many tools, instruments, or implements. Implement is for the most part and utensil is altogether restricted to the literal sense; instrument, machine, and tool have figurative use, instrument being used largely in a good, tool always in a bad sense; machine inclines to the unfavorable sense, as implying that human agents are made mechanically subservient to some controlling will; as, an instrument of Providence; the tool of a tyrant; a political machine.
Synonyms:
appliance, implement, instrument, machine, mechanism, tool, utensil, weapon
Princeton's WordNet
Dictionary of English Synonymes
apparatusnoun
Synonyms:
tools, instruments, utensils, means
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "apparatus":
appliances, device, equipment, devices, appliance, aircraft, instrumentation, machine, machinery, utensil, camera, instruments, machines, instrument
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#540 | equipment | |
#900 | camera | |
#1153 | machine | |
#1247 | tool | |
#1634 | device | |
#1695 | instruments | |
#1730 | devices | |
#1842 | gear | |
#2142 | machines | |
#2726 | dynamic | |
#3103 | aircraft | |
#3216 | appliances | |
#3251 | setup | |
#3594 | implement | |
#3682 | instrument | |
#4017 | mechanism | |
#5094 | machinery | |
#6301 | weapon | |
#6693 | appliance | |
#9144 | apparatus | |
#9964 | instrumentation | |
#46768 | utensil |
How to use apparatus in a sentence?
As long as the President just has mild to moderate symptoms, I wouldn't expect any major shifts in either how our national security apparatus operates or the actions of our adversaries.
There's no way to really stop all the other cryptocurrencies, but with Facebook, they're operating in the traditional legal apparatus.
For the part of the national security apparatus that I oversaw as DNI, there was no wiretap activity mounted against the President-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign.
It is unfortunate the climate we’re working under … where the entire criminal-justice apparatus has turned away from the public and the rights of the public to live safe in their city.
The U.S. security apparatus has falsely been imagining that certain things are achievable with Russia, and every single president has tried the so-called ‘reset’ and failed, because Russia does not view itself as a friend.
Translations for apparatus
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- جهازArabic
- инструменти, апаратBulgarian
- aparátCzech
- maskineri, apparatDanish
- ApparatGerman
- μηχανισμός, σύστημαGreek
- aparatoEsperanto
- aparato, equipoSpanish
- دستگاه, آپاراتPersian
- koneisto, aparaatti, mekanismi, laite, laitteistoFinnish
- appareilFrench
- מכשיר, מנגנון, מערכתHebrew
- उपकरणHindi
- aparatIndonesian
- sistema, attrezzatura, apparecchio, impiantoItalian
- 機器, 機構, 装置Japanese
- ಉಪಕರಣKannada
- apparātusLatin
- radasMalay
- apparaatDutch
- apparaterNorwegian
- aparatPolish
- aparelho, equipamento, aparatoPortuguese
- echipament, aparat, aparaturăRomanian
- аппаратура, оборудование, аппаратRussian
- mekanism, system, apparatSwedish
- อุปกรณ์Thai
- bộ máyVietnamese
- אַפּאַראַטYiddish
- 仪器Chinese
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