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Christianity, with or without its whole apparatus of dogma, will endure in its essence for thousands of years after us; there will always be spiritually-minded people who will be ennobled by it, and some made great.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson

Meaning of "apparatus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APPARATUS

From Latin, from apparāre to make ready.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APPARATUS

apparatus  [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPARATUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apparatus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APPARATUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apparatus

Apparatus may refer to: ▪ Technical term for body of the Soviet and post-Soviet governments ▪ Machine ▪ Equipment ▪ Critical apparatus, the critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text...

Definition of apparatus in the English dictionary

The first definition of apparatus in the dictionary is a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose. Other definition of apparatus is a machine having a specific function. Apparatus is also the means by which something operates; organization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPARATUS


afflatus
əˈfleɪtəs
altostratus
ˌæltəʊˈstreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
conatus
kəʊˈneɪtəs
cumulostratus
ˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈstreɪtəs
flatus
ˈfleɪtəs
foederatus
ˌfɛdəˈreɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
inflatus
ɪnˈfleɪtəs
mammatus
mæˈmeɪtəs
meatus
mɪˈeɪtəs
nimbostratus
ˌnɪmbəʊˈstreɪtəs
saleratus
ˌsæləˈreɪtəs
serratus
səˈreɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratous
ˈstreɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPARATUS

appalto
appanage
appanaged
apparat
apparatchik
apparatus criticus
apparel
apparelled
apparelling
apparelment
apparent
apparent horizon
apparent magnitude
apparent movement
apparently
apparentness
apparition
apparitional
apparitor

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPARATUS

amateur status
breathing apparatus
celebrity status
cirrostratus
critical apparatus
Donatus
fractostratus
Golgi apparatus
heating apparatus
Kipp´s apparatus
marital status
Mons Serratus
national status
Pilatus
Pisistratus
posse comitatus
quadratus
refugee status
semper paratus
single status

Synonyms and antonyms of apparatus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APPARATUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apparatus» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apparatus

Translation of «apparatus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPARATUS

Find out the translation of apparatus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apparatus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apparatus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

机构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparato
570 millions of speakers

English

apparatus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِهَاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аппарат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aparelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যন্ত্রপাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appareil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Radas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apparat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

器具
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apparatus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ cấu tổ chức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைப்பின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपकरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cihaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attrezzatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzęt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апарат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aparat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοπλισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apparaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apparat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apparat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apparatus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPARATUS»

The term «apparatus» is very widely used and occupies the 11.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPARATUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apparatus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apparatus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apparatus

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10 QUOTES WITH «APPARATUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apparatus.
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Nelson Algren
Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity.
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Charles Atlas
My system uses no apparatus. The resistance of your own body is the best and safest apparatus.
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Michael Azerrad
There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early people really took it on the chin.
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Robert Barany
The investigations also proved that there were many cases of spontaneous deviation, i.e. cases where there had been no stimulation of the semi-circular canal apparatus.
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Walter Benjamin
Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Christianity, with or without its whole apparatus of dogma, will endure in its essence for thousands of years after us; there will always be spiritually-minded people who will be ennobled by it, and some made great.
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Anatoly Chubais
The diversification of the people's demand could not be followed by the state apparatus.
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Lyor Cohen
I think it would be bad for culture and the art if artists and people who develop the apparatus to support those artists don't get paid.
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Billy Corgan
I do not trust those who make the vaccines, or the apparatus behind it all to push it on us through fear.
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Salvador Dali
What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPARATUS»

Discover the use of apparatus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apparatus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What is an Apparatus?: And Other Essays
The three essays collected in this book offer a succinct introduction to Agamben's recent work through an investigation of Foucault's notion of the apparatus, a meditation on the intimate link of philosophy to friendship, and a reflection ...
Giorgio Agamben, 2009
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Fire Apparatus Purchasing Handbook
This text details the step-by-step instructions needed to write specifications, go out to bid, evaluate the bids, inspect the apparatus, and save your department money.
William C. Peters, 1994
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Building Scientific Apparatus
Unrivalled in its coverage and unique in its hands-on approach, this guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus is essential reading for every scientist and student of engineering, and physical, chemical, and biological ...
John H. Moore, Christopher C. Davis, Michael A. Coplan, 2009
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Articulatory Speech Synthesis from the Fluid Dynamics of the ...
This book addresses the problem of articulatory speech synthesis based on computed vocal tract geometries and the basic physics of sound production in it.
Don Davis, Scott Slimon, 2012
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The Golgi Apparatus
This book is aimed at a broad readership of glycobiologists as well as cell and molecular biologists and may also be interesting for advanced students of biology and life sciences.
Eric G. Berger, 1997
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Introduction to Fire Apparatus and Equipment
This publication provides a detailed look into the operation of fire apparatus and equipment. The text covers the various engine systems, chassis and component parts, pump operations, aerial operations and driving procedures.
Gene Mahoney, 1986
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Narrative, Apparatus, Ideology: A Film Theory Reader
The book includes many seminal articles by film scholars such as Christian Metz, Jean-Louis Baudry, Stephen Heath, Peter Wollen, Laura Mulvey, and Noel Burch, and by the era's leading cultural thinkers as well: Roland Barthes, Julia ...
Philip Rosen, 1986
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Exam Prep: Fire Apparatus Driver-Operator
This guide is designed to thoroughly prepare you to sit for a Fire Apparatus Driver Operator examination. Teaching you the test-taking strategies used. Your exam performance will improve after using this system.
Ben A. Hirst, 2004
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Exam Prep: Fire Department Apparatus Driver/Operator: Fire ...
The Second Edition of Exam Prep: Fire Department Apparatus Driver/Operator is designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Driver/Operator certification, promotion, or training examination by including the same type of multiple-choice questions ...
Dr. Ben Hirst Performance Training Systems, 2011
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The Migration Apparatus: Security, Labor, and Policymaking ...
The Migration Apparatus examines the daily practices of migration policy officials as they attempt to harmonize legal channels for labor migrants while simultaneously cracking down on illegal migration.
Gregory Feldman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPARATUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apparatus is used in the context of the following news items.
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David vs. Goliath: Standing up to the Increasingly Powerful Spying …
Goliath: Standing up to the Increasingly Powerful Spying Apparatus. Staff, July 02, 2015. “Once you realize that what's possible in electronic surveillance today ... «Government Accountability Project, Jul 15»
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Bytel Project: DETI spent £943k on broadband apparatus worth a …
The "virtually obsolete" apparatus was never used and the department lost €2m (£1.4m) after the EU withdrew funding. The Public Accounts ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Security Apparatus Donates Billions to Sudanese Football Clubs
Khartoum — El Mireikh Sports Club has received a check of SDG1 billion ($165 million) from the National Intelligence and Security Service ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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US State Apparatus Stokes Global Crises To Keep Its Grip On The …
The US created an authoritarian "national-security state apparatus" during the Cold War to counter the Soviet Union. It is still stoking new crises ... «News Every day, Jun 15»
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Hot News: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Harvard Apparatus
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HART) shares moved down -6.75% in last trading session and ended the day at ... «Stock Transcript, Jun 15»
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Traders Are Watching: Zafgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZFGN), Harvard …
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HART) shares moved down -6.75% in last trading session and ended the day at ... «Stock Transcript, Jun 15»
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Stock Highlights: Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCYT), Harvard …
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HART) shares fell -6.75% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.52. «Stock Transcript, Jun 15»
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Making Motion: TRC Companies (NYSE:TRR), ABM Industries …
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HART) shares decreased -6.75% in last trading session and ended the day at ... «Property Mentor, Jun 15»
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Company Shares of Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology …
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HART) has lost 8.98% during the past week and dropped 17.39% in the last 4 ... «The Daily Rover, Jun 15»
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Press Ignores Sheldon Whitehouse's Call For DOJ to Sue 'Vast …
“But, this vast denial apparatus that propagates the false doubt, that props up the phony science, that gets these yahoos who can't survive ... «NewsBusters, Jun 15»

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