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Etymology
From L. #Latin|appar�tus

Pronunciation
IPA|/æ.p��ɹæ.t�s/, (rare) /æ.p��ɹeɪ.t�s/, /æp�ɹ��t�s/
audio|en-us-apparatus.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�s|-eɪt�s

Noun
en-noun|plapparatuses|pl2apparatus#English{{!apparatus}}

1. The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
2. A complex machine or instrument.
3. An assortment of tools or instruments.
4. a bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
5. In the fire service, a vehicle used for emergency response.
6. plural of|apparatus

#:* Look at all of those apparatus.

Synonyms
instrument
tool

Translations
trans-top|a complex machine or instrument
Danish: apparat n, maskineri n
Dutch: apparaat
Finnish: laite, aparaatti, kapine, kapistus
French: appareil m
German: Apparat m
Italian: impianto m, attrezzatura f
trans-mid
Japanese: �置 (s�chi)
Polish: aparat m
Portuguese: aparelho m, equipamento m
Swedish: apparat c
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trans-top|an assortment of tools or instruments
Danish: apparat n, maskineri n
Dutch: apparaat
Finnish: laitteisto p
German: Apparat m
Italian: apparecchio m
trans-mid
Japanese: �置 (s�chi), �� (kiki)
Latin: #Latin|appar�tus m
Portuguese: aparato m, equipamento m
Swedish: apparat c
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trans-top|a given system of procedures
Danish: apparat n, maskineri n
German: Apparat m
Italian: sistema f
trans-mid
Swedish: apparat c, system n, mekanism c
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trans-top|a bureaucratic organization
Danish: apparat n, maskineri n
Dutch: apparaat
French: appareil m
German: Apparat m
Italian: sistema f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (kik�)
Swedish: apparat c
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trans-top|a vehicle used for emergency response
trans-mid
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: ardivink m -où
ttbc|Indonesian: alat|peralatan, lengkap|perlengkapan, perkakas
ttbc|Interlingua: apparato
mid
ttbc|Spanish: aparato
ttbc|Telugu: పరి�ర�
ttbc|Turkish: mekanizma

Category:1000 English basic words

Latin

Adjective
la-adj-1&2|appar�tus|apparata|appar�ta|apparatum|appar�tum

1. prepared, ready
2. supplied, furnished
3. magnificent, sumptuous, elaborate

Inflection
ladecl1&2
la-decl-1&2|apparat|appar�t

comparative: apparatior|appar�tior, superlative: aparatissimus|appar�tissimus

Noun
la-noun|appar�tus|apparatus|appar�tūs|m|fourth

1. preparation, a getting ready
2. A providing
3. tools, implements, instruments, engines
4. supply|supplies, material
5. magnificence, splendor, pomp
6. inflection of|apparatus#Latin|appar�tus|voc|s

appar�tūs m

1. inflection of|apparatus#Latin|appar�tus|gen|s
2. inflection of|apparatus#Latin|appar�tus|nom|p
3. inflection of|apparatus#Latin|appar�tus|acc|p
4. inflection of|apparatus#Latin|appar�tus|voc|p

Inflection
ladecl4
la-decl-4th|apparat|appar�t

Descendants
#English|apparatus (English)

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