apparatus

noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.

  2. 2.

    A complex structure within an organization or system.

  3. 3.

    (anatomy) A group of organs that work together to perform a function.

Related words

See also: device, equipment, machinery

Etymology

From Latin apparatus "preparation, equipment," from apparare "to prepare," from ad- "to" + parare "make ready."