apparatus

Noun
  1. Equipment designed to serve a specific function (synset 102730750)
    is a type of: equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
    subtypes:
    • aerator - an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
    • burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
    • cascade liquefier - an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.
    • centrifuge, extractor, separator - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
    • chemical reactor - an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction
    • condenser - an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
    • copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
    • electrograph - an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures
    • generator - an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
    • 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
    • heliograph - an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
    • 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
    • instillator - medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
    • kipp's apparatus - a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
    • lighting - apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
    • 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
    • optical bench - apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena
    • pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
    • purifier - an apparatus for removing impurities
    • reformer - an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
    • semaphore - an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
    • sequenator, sequencer - (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
    • soda fountain - an apparatus for dispensing soda 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
    • submersible - an apparatus intended for use under water
    • telegraph, telegraphy - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
    • titrator - an apparatus for performing a titration
    • x-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays
    same as: setup
  2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function (synset 105226173)
    "the breathing apparatus"
    referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    subtypes: auditory apparatus - all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears

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