English-Thai Dictionary

apparatus

N ระบบ  กลไก  device ra-bob

 

apparatus

N เครื่องมือ  อุปกรณ์  เครื่องช่วย  appliance equipment khrueang-mue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPARATUS

n.plu. apparatuses. [L. from apparo, to prepare, of ad and par. ] 1. Things provided as means to some end; as the tools of an artisan; the furniture of a house; instruments of war. In more technical language, a complete set of instruments or utensils, for performing any operation.
2. In surgery, the operation of cutting for the stone, of three kinds, the small, the great, and the high.
Apparatus is also used as the title of several books, in the form of catalogues, bibliothecas, glossaries, dictionaries, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPARATUS

Ap "pa *ratus, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely Apparatuses. Etym: [L.,from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready. ]

 

1. Things provided as means to some end.

 

2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.

 

3. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apparatus

ap pa rat us |ˌapəˈratəs, -ˈrātəs ˌæpəˈrædəs | ▶noun ( pl. apparatuses ) 1 the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose: laboratory apparatus. 2 a complex structure within an organization or system: the apparatus of government. 3 (also critical apparatus or apparatus criticus ) a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for, ’ from ad- ‘toward ’ + parare ‘make ready. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

apparatus

apparatus |ˌapəˈreɪtəs | ▶noun ( pl. apparatuses ) 1 [ mass noun ] the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose: firemen wearing breathing apparatus. 2 the complex structure of a particular organization or system: the apparatus of government. 3 (also critical apparatus ) a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for ’, from ad- ‘towards ’ + parare ‘make ready ’.

 

apparatus criticus

apparatus criticus |ˈkrɪtɪkəs | ▶noun ( pl. apparatus critici |ˈkrɪtɪsʌɪ | ) another term for apparatus ( sense 3 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apparatus

apparatus noun 1 laboratory apparatus: equipment, gear, rig, tackle, gadgetry; appliance, instrument, machine, mechanism, device, contraption, gadget, gizmo, doohickey. 2 the apparatus of government: structure, system, framework, organization, network. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See tool . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apparatus

apparatus noun 1 laboratory apparatus | an apparatus for distilling seawater: equipment, gear, rig, tackle, gadgetry, paraphernalia; appliance, instrument, tool, utensil, machine, mechanism, device, contraption; hardware, plant, machinery; informal things, stuff; Brit. informal gubbins. 2 the apparatus of government: structure, system, framework, organization, set-up, network; hierarchy, chain of command.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apparatus

ap pa rat us /æ̀pərǽtəs |-réɪ -/ (! 強勢は第3音節 ) 〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 複 ～, ～es /-ɪz /1 U 〖集合的に 〗(科学 医療などの )器具一式, 装置 (!数えるときはa piece of ～) ▸ breathing [security ] apparatus 呼吸器具 [安全装置 ].2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(政治的な )機構, 組織 ▸ the whole apparatus of local government 地方政府の組織全体 3 C 〖通例単数形で 〗〘解剖 〙(身体の )器官 .