apparatus Synonyms
Another word for apparatus
• noun (Context 1)
The technical equipment, machinery, or instruments needed for a particular activity or purpose, especially in a scientific laboratory, gymnasium, or rescue operation.
"The chemistry students carefully assembled the glass distillation equipment before heating the solution."
• noun (Context 2)
A complex structure within an organization or system, especially the bureaucratic or political machinery of a state or political party.
"The reform movement struggled to overcome the entrenched administrative system of the central government."
• noun (Context 3)
A group of anatomically integrated organs or structures that work together to perform a specific physiological function, such as the digestive or vocal apparatus.
"Damage to the vestibular system of the inner ear can severely disrupt a person's sense of balance."
• noun (Context 4)
A collection of notes, variant readings, glossaries, and other critical material accompanying a printed scholarly text.
"The new edition of the play includes an extensive critical annotations detailing differences across early manuscripts."