Noun: apparatus ,a-pu'ra-tus [N. Amer], ,a-pu'rey-tus [Brit]
- Equipment designed to serve a specific function
"The scientist carefully assembled the apparatus for the experiment";
- setup
- (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
"the breathing apparatus"
- The structure by which things are made to happen in an organization
"the Government has laid down a policy to reform the organizational apparatus at all levels"
Derived forms: apparatuses
Encyclopedia: Apparatus