noun🔗ShareThe entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished."The entire apparatus for building a birdhouse, from the saw to the nails, was carefully laid out on the workbench. "technologymachinesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA complex machine or instrument."The scientist carefully adjusted the complex apparatus for measuring air pressure. "machinetechnicaldeviceutilitysciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn assortment of tools and instruments."The science lab's apparatus included various beakers, test tubes, and microscopes. "technicalmachinedeviceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage."The inefficient city planning office felt more like a political apparatus than a service for the public. "politicsgovernmentorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA vehicle used for emergency response."The fire department's apparatus arrived quickly to put out the small kitchen fire. "vehicleaidmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements."The gymnast skillfully moved between each apparatus in the gymnasium. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”"The inventor proudly demonstrated his ridiculous apparatus, a complicated series of levers and pulleys designed to launch a water balloon at unsuspecting squirrels in his backyard. "weaponmachinetechnicalmilitarydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
