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APPARATUS
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Irregular inflected form: apparatus
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment designed to serve a specific function
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("apparatus" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apparatus"):
X-ray machine (an apparatus that provides a source of X rays)
titrator (an apparatus for performing a titration)
telegraph; telegraphy (apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code))
submersible (an apparatus intended for use under water)
still (an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed)
soda fountain (an apparatus for dispensing soda water)
sequenator; sequencer ((chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer)
semaphore (an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms)
reformer (an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel)
purifier (an apparatus for removing impurities)
pendulum (an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity)
optical bench (apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena)
nuclear reactor; reactor ((physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements)
lighting (apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film)
Kipp's apparatus (a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating)
instillator (medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop)
brooder; incubator (apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants)
heliograph (an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on)
heat pump (apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building)
generator (an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas)
electrograph (an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures)
copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)
condenser (an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid)
chemical reactor (an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction)
centrifuge; extractor; separator (an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)
cascade liquefier (an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.)
burner (an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse))
aerator (an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
Example:
the breathing apparatus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("apparatus" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apparatus"):
auditory apparatus (all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears)
Context examples:
A connective tissue cell with the ability to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy via a contractile apparatus.
(Muscle Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising from the conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, lacrimal drainage apparatus, eyelids, or other orbital tissues around the eye.
(Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A person that operates some apparatus or machine.
(Operator, NCI Thesaurus)
A hamartoma characterized by localized pilosebaceous apparatus malformation.
(Pilosebaceous Hamartoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Henry saw this, and had removed all my apparatus from my view.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
This allele, which encodes nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1, is involved in chromosomal condensation.
(NUMA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 (2115 aa, ~238 kDa) is encoded by the human NUMA1 gene.
(Nuclear Mitotic Apparatus Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Fibrillar protein polymers found in the contractile apparatus of muscle cells.
(Myofilament, NCI Thesaurus)
It results from damage to the renal vascular filtration apparatus.
(Nephrotic Syndrome with Lesion of Endothelial Glomerulonephritis, NCI Thesaurus)
Any component of the entire nerve apparatus, including the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses.
(Nervous System Part, NCI Thesaurus)
